http://www.ribablogs.com RIBA Blogs Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:32:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The 2010 Expo Shanghai UKTI/RIBA Architecture Workshop – aka the charette – is in full swing with six groups of around ten each tackling three sites in and around the city. Through a combination of luck and judgement the selected sites highlight very distinct but equally edgy problems thrown up ... http://www.ribablogs.com/?p=925 The public is invited to climb, sit in, walk through (and occasionally queue for) a series of site-specific installations across the Victoria & Albert Museum. The 1:1 Architects Build Small Spaces Exhibition explores the ideas and possibilities embodied in small spaces. Each space is unique and when inhabited engages a different range ... http://www.ribablogs.com/?p=919 On the way from the airport the elevated road flies some 30 metres above ground over the Shanghai Expo site. A fine early introduction on Sunday to the extravaganza. Also a definite danger to traffic when the very obliging taxi driver cheerfully ignored the two hundred metre tail back he ... http://www.ribablogs.com/?p=902 The current exhibition on show at the RIBA British Architectural Library, gives an insight into the main buildings and street layout designed by John Nash, starting from Regent's Park and continuing along to St James’ Park. In the exhibition are images of Nash’s buildings, such as Chester Terrace and Park Crescent. All ... http://www.ribablogs.com/?p=895 It was an exciting and busy evening when the new Edwin Smith exhibition opened yesterday at the Chris Beetles Gallery. In front of a near-capacity crowd, talks on the life and work of Edwin Smith were given in the gallery, the first was by Robert Elwall (Assistant Director, British Architectural ... http://www.ribablogs.com/?p=873 The world premiere of Eye Over Prague took place last Friday at 66 Portland Place. The film tells the moving story of Jan Kaplický's last great project, the currently unrealised National Library in Prague. Featuring contributions by Brian Clarke, Eva Jiřičná, Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, Václav Havel and the team Future Systems, ... http://www.ribablogs.com/?p=858   Here are photographs taken during the private view of the Over Here Exhibition on Tuesday 22 June. It opened to an excited crowd at the 12 Star Gallery in London and among those who were present were: Ruth Reed, President of the RIBA; Irena Murray, Sir Banister Fletcher Director of the British Architectural ... http://www.ribablogs.com/?p=834 RIBA Presidential candidates Richard Parnaby, Angela Brady and Roger Shrimplin put forward their manifestos for change at a hustings debate in Bath last night. A lively debate with difficult questions from members across the branch ensued. Questions included the role of CABE and RIBA; Prince Charles vs Richard Rogers and ... http://www.ribablogs.com/?p=831 In the final scrabble to 6th May RIBA members questioned candidates in the Oxford East seat last night. With all three main parties putting Oxford East as one of their target seats they are vying for the favour of the Oxford people.  This will be a seat to watch on election night. Questions ... http://www.ribablogs.com/?p=825 Following in the wake of the first leadership debate last week the RIBA challenged candidates contesting the Plymouth Moor View seat to present their views on housing and the city in a debate chaired by RIBA past president, George Ferguson CBE. How would the parties fare with all three main ... http://www.ribablogs.com/?p=818