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Led by Education Curator Ros Croker, the 'Who rocked your world?' drawing workshop gathered members of the public to map the location of inspirational buildings

RIBA, 66 Portland Place, 2013 (1min:37s)

 

Curator Dr Irena Murray looks at the work of Decimus Burton, an architect whose work can be seen in Hyde Park, Regent's Park and Kew Gardens

V&A, 2012 (30mins:41s)

 

Curator Justine Sambrook takes a closer look at colour in architectural photography from the 19th century to the present day

RIBA, 66 Portland Place, 2012 (21min:20s)

 

The RIBA's collections being used to inspire drawing in a workshop led by curators Justine Sambrook and Ros Croker

RIBA, 66 Portland Place, 2012  (2min:06s)

  

See the Library's collections in action as RIBA staff and curators lead public events and discuss architecture in the videos from the RIBA YouTube channel|

 

Sketch in the City: iPad drawings|

Sketch in the City video|

Images from the collections inspiring different types of drawing

2012 (1min:14s)

The Villa Tugendhat in Context|

Villa Tugendhat video|

The story of Mies van der Rohe’s hidden gem, narrated by curator Dr Irena Murray

2012 (2min:25s)

Body Building workshop|

Body Building workshop video|

Watch workshop participants recreate buildings using their bodies, with Education Curator Dr Elizabeth Grant 

2012 (5min:22s)

Body Building: Drawing|

Body Building: Video showing drawing buildings with bodies|

Drawings combining imagination and the shapes created by our bodies
  

2012 (1min:27s)

 

 

These videos were created as part of the online exhibition Albertopolis|:

The Development of South Kensington|

Albertopolis video|

The origins, world-famous institutions and future plans of South Kensington, narrated by curator Susan Pugh 

2010 (3min:15s)

Exploring South Kensington|

Albertopolis: Exploring South Kensington video|

Discover historic maps and estate plans that chart the development of South Kensington

2010 (2min:54s)

Albertopolis: The Story of…|

Albertopolis: The Story Of video|

The story of how the museums, archives and educational institutions in South Kensington all came about

2010 (2min:54s)

Albertopolis: Victoria and Albert Museum|

Albertopolis: Victoria and Albert Museum video|

The piecemeal development since 1857 of the key structures of the Victoria and Albert Museum 

2010 (1min:07s)

 

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