Acknowledging the need to rethink the use of building materials in relationship to resources, the focus of Messums West annual one-day architecture symposium is on the positive impact that rejuvenating, repurposing, and refurbishing existing buildings has on both design and sustainability.
Speakers
The speakers include four RIBA Stirling Prize winning architects:
- Paul Williams from Stanton, Williams
- Kossy Nnachetta from Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
- William Mann from Witherford Watson Mann
- Joanna Sutherland from Haworth Thompkins.
Also joining the conversations are Barnabas Calder, author of Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency, plus Annalie Riches from Mikhail Riches and Jerene Irwin from Chaplin Farrant who will be transforming the old Post Office in Lowestoft to Messums East. The building has been rescued from demolition and is due to open as a significant new visual arts and cultural space in Autumn 2025.
Limited free tickets
RIBA Members have a special opportunity to attend the symposium for free. There are a limited number of tickets available with priority given to members in Wiltshire and the nearby surrounding area.
Please email your Regional Engagement Partner for the South West and Wessex, Nathalie Morton with your RIBA Membership number to book your place: riba.southwest@riba.org
About Messums West
Messums West is a multi-purpose gallery and arts centre based at the Tithe Barn, Place Farm, Tisbury in Wiltshire. The venue opened in Autumn 2016 after a two-year restoration project to bring a thirteenth century monastic barn, the largest thatched building in the country, back to life as an exhibition and event space.
The business has established venues and arts communities in the west and east of England connected with an exhibiting space in London. It continues to evolve the role of the gallery from a presentational space to one that offers multiple ways to access, experience, understand, and engage with the creative process and its outcomes.
