Join Temple Bar Trust’s upcoming lectures and talks, taking place within one of our Cheapside icons, Temple Bar London.
These talks cover topics like architecture, urban design and built environment, and feature speakers from across the industry.
Agency, Asymmetry and Authenticity
Monday 16th February | 6:30 – 8:30pm
Hanif Kara OBE, Co-founder of engineers AKT II, GSD Harvard Professor, recipient of the Soane Medal, Trustee of the Zaha Hadid Foundation and senior advisor to the Aga Khan Development Network, will speak about how the focus of his work has shifted from geometry to sustainability, about design education and critical thinking.
Having worked in many parts of the world Hanif has an interesting take on the mimetic architecture of much of the west, and architecture that looks after people and places, that is liveable, mixed and culturally grounded.
To book your place, use the link here.
Practice Visit | Tour of Clunie Fretton’s studio
Thursday 19th February | 6:30 – 8:30pm | Fretton Handley
Clunie Fretton is an award-winning, classically-trained master carver, sculptor and gilder. Her work is in the Houses of Parliament, the Victoria & Albert Museum, St. George’s Chapel Windsor and museums, cathedrals and churches around the UK.
This visit offers a rare opportunity to see sculpture in development, from initial concept through to fabrication, and to hear directly from Clunie about her working methods, materials, and collaborations. Her practice explores form, space and context, with a strong emphasis on craft and the physical act of making, themes that resonate strongly across architecture, engineering and the applied arts.
To book your place, use the link here.
The Great Reclamation: Radical Changes to London’s Streetscapes
Monday 17th November | 6:30 – 8:30pm
From Knightsbridge to the City, ambitious plans are afoot in London to challenge traffic domination and severance, welcome families and tackle climate breakdown.
In her talk, landscape architect, Sophie Thompson, director at LDA Design, will take you to three contested and historic parts of the city to share exciting next steps on the practice’s streetscape projects and show the difference intervention can make through progressive approaches.
To book your place, use the link here.
Temple Bar Trust celebrates the architecture in the City of London through talks and walking tours, and supports greater diversity in architecture. The Trust manages Sir Christopher Wren’s Temple Bar, located on Paternoster Square.
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