RIBA Book Club is a chance to hear from some of your favourite architectural authors. The bar at 66 Portland Place allows for intimate discussion and further understanding of some of our most popular books.
Our past talks:
January: How Thought Leadership changed the way I practise
RIBA First Floor Gallery
Friday, 31 January 2020 from 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT)
Angela Dapper of Grimshaw, Tomas Millar of Millar + Howard Workshop and Carl Turner of Turner.Works – talked about how a particular thought leadership book has moved and inspired them to shift the way they think about and engage with work.
February: How can architects become part of the solution to the climate change challenge?
RIBA First Floor Gallery
Friday, 28 February 2020 from 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT)
Two expert RIBA Publishing authors explore how architects can ameliorate climate change. Duncan Baker-Brown, author of 'The Reuse Atlas', talked about the importance of architects as ‘resource managers’, sourcing reusable and reused materials and components.
January: Revisiting Postmodernism
RIBA Bar | 66 Portland Place | W1B 1AD London | United Kingdom
Friday, 25 January 2019 from 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT)
For the launch, we brought together two of the leading proponents of Postmodernism, Sir Terry Farrell and Adam Nathaniel Furman: the co-authors of 'Revisiting Postmodernism'.
February: Learning from Carlo Scarpa
RIBA Bar | 66 Portland Place | W1B 1AD London | United Kingdom
Friday, 22 February 2019 from 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT)
The second instalment of the RIBA Book Club introduced Edinburgh based, award-winning architect Richard Murphy, discussing his book 'Carlo Scarpa and Castelvecchio Revisited'.
March: Cook's Camden
RIBA Bar | 66 Portland Place | W1B 1AD London | United Kingdom
Friday, 29 March 2019 from 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT)
The third instalment of the RIBA Book Club introduced Mark Swenarton, Emeritus Professor of Architecture at the University of Liverpool and author of 'Cooks’ Camden: Making of Modern Housing'.
April: Happy by Design
RIBA Bar | 66 Portland Place | W1B 1AD London | United Kingdom
Friday, 26 April 2019 from 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT)
The spring season of the RIBA Book Club brings you an interview with Ben Channon, author of 'Happy by Design: A Guide to Architecture and Mental Wellbeing', Associate at Assael Architecture and Founder and Chair of The Architects’ Mental Wellbeing Forum.
May: How and who should we be designing housing for?
RIBA Bar | 66 Portland Place | W1B 1AD London | United Kingdom
Friday, 24 May 2019 from 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT)
Two leading architects, thought leaders and authors, Paul Karakusevic and Julia Park, asked how and who we should be designing housing for.
June: Sir Peter Cook
RIBA Bar | 66 Portland Place | W1B 1AD London | United Kingdom
Friday, 28 June 2019 from 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT)
Influential architect, educator, writer and speaker Sir Peter Cook joined us at the RIBA Book Club to discuss his love of books and ideas.
October: Migrating Bauhaus – the design diaspora
RIBA First Floor Gallery | 66 Portland Place | W1B 1AD London | United Kingdom
Friday, 18 October 2019 from 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT)
This Bauhaus themed edition of the RIBA Book Club focused on the effect of the displacement of individuals representing the Bauhaus and their ideas.
November: Architecture as Fiction
RIBA First Floor Gallery | 66 Portland Place | W1B 1AD London | United Kingdom
Friday, 29 November 2019 from 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT)
This session of RIBA Book Club will explore the meeting point between fiction and architecture.
