Archive for 2011 June
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Closer Look talk – Street Views and 19th century London
Photographs from yesterday’s Closer Look talk: Street Views Dr Elizabeth Grant, Library Education Curator, gave a talk on the factors that shaped 19th century London. The dramatic changes the capital underwent during the period at street
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Celebrating the architecture of the North East
Photographs of the exhibition Reinvigorating the North East: The North East had arrived in London. The RIBA is celebrating the architecture of the North East and the local people who in the post-war period transformed the
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No Sex Please we’re Architects
In a recent Op-Ed for the design magazine Domus Florian Idenburg, of the New York based architecture practice SO-IL, speculated on ‘architecture’s radical responsibilities’. Suggesting that if architects were truly committed to sustainability they
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Bio-Inspired Design at Dartington
The green hills, sunken lanes and flowering hedgerows of the south Devon countryside may not seem a likely setting for design innovation and experimentation: we tend to associate new ideas with big cities –
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Ken Yeang and sustainability at the RIBA
A talk on sustainability Earlier this week, during this year’s RIBA Annual Discourse, there was a call by Dr. Ken Yeang for us all to ensure sustainability remains a key issue for architects. He shared
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Filming at the RIBA
You may have seen the premises of the RIBA without realising it; 66 Portland Place has appeared as a location for film and fashion shoots. It’s not unheard of for RIBA staff to find
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Sustainability Hub blog launched today
The RIBA has lined up some new writers and architects to blog for the Sustainabiliy Hub. The first three will be posting a range of current affairs, case studies, and opinion pieces about sustainability in
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Shard London Bridge – latest picture
The Shard London Bridge is the tallest building in the United Kingdom, when it opens in 2012 it will the tallest building in the European
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The RIBA’s contribution to Dirt – an exhibition at the Wellcome Trust
Collections that travel – a lot Items from the collections of the RIBA British Architectural Library get to travel. They can be found on display at other institutions across the United Kingdom and beyond, either
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Bedford Lemere & Co. – An exhibition, book and private view
The legacy of Bedford Lemere & Co Through their work between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the photography firm Bedford Lemere & Co has left us a record of the era’s contemporary architecture and
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