Archive for 2010 September
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Research Symposium 2010 – Live Post 9 – ‘Rose tinted mirrors’
John Andrews talks about his experience of things within the world that inspire beauty, running through a stream of experiences, that, from my notes, include the following: Map of the world by ferries, liners Thailand, Bali,
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Research Symposium 2010 – Live Post 8 – ‘Art and building’
Biba Dow, of Dow Jones Architects, presents examples of the practice’s work along with other inspirational examples that show the coming together of construction and place, from Corbusier’s La Tourette Monastery, to Zumthor’s thermal
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Research Symposium 2010 – Live Post 7 – ‘The pursuit of beauty’
John Callcutt asks which stakeholders actually care about beauty in the built environment, and questions if a commercial case for beauty in building can be justified. Follow the RIBA on Twitter - http://twitter.com/RIBA – for frequent
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Research Symposium 2010 – Live Post 6 – ‘A manifesto for beauty’
Irena Bauman presents her ‘Manifesto for Beauty’ from the left of the auditorium. Bauman suggests beauty, one of the three pillars of ancient civilisation, has been forgotten as a result of the ‘conspicuous consumption’
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Research Symposium 2010 – Live Post 5 – ‘Incredible Edible’
Pam Warhurst discusses her work on Incredible Edible Todmorden, in an engaging and inspiring presentation on the organisation’s work using growing food as a ‘Trojan horse’ to change the future and encourage
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Research Symposium 2010 – Live Post 4 – ‘Material Beauty’
Eric Parry opened his talk with mention of a Twitter conversation, on the potentially ‘embarrassing’ situation of a room full of architects discussing beauty! Hopefully that fear has been allayed. Parry presents his views and
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Research Symposium 2010 – Live Post 3 – ‘Beauty and Meaning’
Sue Clifford of Common Ground discussed the importance of place and meaning, and the rapport between people and place. She asserts Common Ground’s use of the words ‘people’ and ‘place’, over the words ‘public’
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Research Symposium 2010 – Live Post 2 – ‘People and Places: Does Beauty Matter?’
Tom Bolton presented CABE‘s recent research undertaken with Ipsos MORI and the AHRC, with an excellent video, available online here, presenting Sheffield people’s views of what constitutes beauty. Follow the RIBA on Twitter - http://twitter.com/RIBA –
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Research Symposium 2010 – Live Post 1 – Give Beauty Back
Following an introduction to the day from Angela Brady, and some words from our chair Albert Taylor, the Rt. Hon John Gummer, Lord Deben, took the rostrum in the RIBA’s Jarvis Hall with his
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RIBA Research Symposium 2010: Does Beauty Matter?
Tomorrow, at Portland Place, the RIBA holds its 5th annual research symposium, which this year focuses on one of the basic principles of architecture – beauty. Having recorded last year’s symposium for RIBA Blogs, I
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