Archive for 2012 May
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Architectural news from the archive of the Periodicals Collection: May 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 some journals from the time of the coronation in 1953, used
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Last Tuesdays: A display fit for a queen
With the Diamond Jubilee celebrations just days away, it seems appropriate that earlier this week the atmosphere at this month’s Last Tuesdays event at the RIBA took a patriotic feel. From Assistant Curator Catriona Cornelius (RIBA
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King’s Cross: Regenerating a London landmark
Anyone using the East Coast Main Line and suburban services at King’s Cross or entering and leaving the London Underground lines that converge below, are likely to have been greeted by the new Western
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Run, Jump, Shoot: Photography, parkour and architecture
At 66 Portland Place Architecture can be used and experienced in a surprising multitude of ways, as a RIBA event showed last weekend. On Saturday 19 May the RIBA British Architectural Library organised a public workshop bringing
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Design is international: historic Russian Constructivist magazines arrive in the Library
A quick glance at the covers of Russian Constructivist magazine Contemporary Architecture (Sovremennaya arkhitektura – SA), with their bold typefaces, powerful geometry and vibrant colour combinations, should convince casual observers of the creative energy associated
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RIBA Stakeholders’ Forum: The Iterative Design Process
On Wednesday 16th May the annual RIBA Stakeholders’ forum was held in the grand surroundings of the Hochhauser Auditorium in the V & A Sackler Centre for Arts Education. Under the theme of “The Iterative Design
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Cambridge in Concrete
Though only on display for a few weeks, the Cambridge in Concrete exhibition has provided a space for the discussion of the post-war contributions to the architecture of Cambridge. Too often, attention and the
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Shard London Bridge – latest pictures
Over the past year on RIBA Blogs, the British Architectural Library has published posts on the Shard London Bridge. Using material from the Library, some have looked at the history of the site of
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RIBApix image of the month: May 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. Happy Birthday Building Centre! The centre is this month hosting events to
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