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Kona House, Hawaii, USA, 2005 by Legorreta + Legorreta
Photo: Lourdes Legorreta
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EVENING LECTURE
Tadao Ando Hon RA
Thursday 2 June
The work of Honorary Royal Academician Tadao Ando is renowned for its exquisite sense of craftsmanship and attention to the intrinsic qualities of materials. His projects are characterised by an intimate relationship with their surroundings, and the interplay of space and light. Read more and book
EVENING LECTURE
The Brutalist and the Classicist: James Stirling and his Architecture
Friday 17 June
David Dunster, Charles Jencks and Peter Palumbo consider Stirling's work before and after the important juncture of his election as an RA in 1985, and the Academy’s groundbreaking Foster Rogers Stirling exhibition a year later. Read more and book
ANNUAL ARCHITECTURE LECTURE
Thom Mayne, Morphosis
Monday 27 June
Thom Mayne’s Los Angeles-based firm Morphosis has built a reputation as one of the world’s most inventive and challenging practices. Their work pushes the boundaries of architectural design, frequently employing divergent and fragmented forms that are uniquely attuned to the particular brief and site. Read more and book
SUMMER EXHIBITION ARCHITECTURE ROOM TALKS
An Evening with Piers Gough and Alan Stanton (24 Jun)
Curator’s Choice (8 Jul)
Summer Exhibition Architecture Prize Winner (29 Jul)
Join us for informal Friday evening talks in the Summer Exhibition Architecture Room. Each talk lasts half an hour with time for discussion. Free with a Summer Exhibition ticket.
