Archive for 2012 April
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Architectural news from the archive of the Periodicals Collection: April 2012
Discover the history of architecture through the RIBA’s collection of 2,000 periodical titles. This month the British Architectural Library takes a look at a building which – like the Queen – is celebrating 60 years of service: Transport for
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London Book Fair: The RIBA discovers more about Chinese architecture
There was a strong RIBA presence at last week’s vibrant London Book Fair; as well as the RIBA Bookshops stand, there was the roving presence of the British Architectural Library. Scouting for new books,
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Last Tuesdays: A talk on the Modernist apartment block in London
Focusing on London’s inter-war Modernist apartments, yesterday evening the RIBA Library Photographs Collection held a talk as part of the latest series of late-night Last Tuesdays events at the RIBA. Using material from the collection, RIBA curator Valeria
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Carolyn Steel Interview: Part 1, Us and Food: Challenging Disconnection
Carolyn Steel is an architect and one of the leading thinkers on issues of food and our urban environments. Her book Hungry City: How Food Shapes Our Lives, was published in 2008. She has
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Albertopolis: It started with a sketch
This is the final week of the V&A + RIBA Architecture Partnership’s Albertopolis exhibition, so it seems only appropriate to look at an item that started it all off. Scribbled on a piece of
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Conserving architectural books for the future
With the support of the rest of the RIBA and its members, the British Architectural Library is able to conduct vital work to safeguard part of the history of architecture. While the Library’s Reading
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A Place to Call Home: A look at Keeling House
There’s just two weeks left to see ‘A Place to Call Home’, part of the RIBA’s Home Season. The material on show looks at the history of British housing and comes from a range
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Online Workshop 2: ‘Drawing Out Meaning’ – 500 Years of architectural history
In a post a few weeks ago, RIBA Blogs had a look at the first of the online workshops ’Design in Process – How architects communicate ideas’. Today, in this second of six posts, we look
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RIBApix image of the month: April 2012
A new image every month celebrating architecture, chosen from RIBApix, where you will discover over 60,000 images on architecture, landscape and the decorative arts. Facing each other on opposite sides of Marlborough Street, London, are
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