Tag archive for V&A+RIBA Architecture Partnership
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Closer Look talk: Decimus Burton
Architect Decimus Burton (1800-81) deserves to be better known. His contribution to architecture includes the Athenaeum Club in Waterloo Place, Palm House in Kew, Wellington Arch and the Colosseum in Regent’s Park. Not only
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Online exhibition: The Architectural Photography of Bedford Lemere & Co. 1870 – 1930
The profusion of architectural styles and buildings captured by the work of Bedford Lemere & Co between 1870 and 1930 reflects the vicissitudes of a growing nation at the head of an empire. The
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Online Workshop 4: ‘Picturing London’ – Imagining, experiencing and representing the metropolis
For several centuries, architects and artist have been capturing London on paper and other media, and some of these have persisted as key images associated with historic events. This summer, not everyone can be present
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King’s Cross in popular culture
‘A comedy about optimism, in the face of pessimism’ Eight dishevelled figures stare back from a poster hanging in the Victoria and Albert Museum. They are the actors in Mike Leigh’s High Hopes, pictured above is a caption: ‘A
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King’s Cross: A model’s journey through the V&A
Thanks to the team at the RIBA Library Drawings and Archives Collections, with today’s post are images revealing how one of the large models for the King’s Cross: Regenerating a London Landmark exhibition was installed. As much
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Online Workshop 3: ‘Education in a Modern World’ – School design from the Victorians to Modernism
It’s currently half term. While school buildings in England and Wales are mostly empty, save for some dedicated staff and students enjoying extra classes, it seems a good time to explore the architecture of schools
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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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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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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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Online workshop 1: ‘Design in Process’ – How architects communicate ideas
The items in the collections of the RIBA are not static, when carefully chosen they are able to provoke debate and can be used to analyse how architecture is created and experienced. The content
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