Picture This!
RIBA Competitions celebrated 175 Years with 175 photographic images
Venue: CUBE Gallery, 113 - 115 Portland Street, Manchester
Dates: 10 July to 5 October 2009
2009 marks the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). To celebrate this milestone and the remarkable buildings which have resulted from architectural competitions the CUBE Gallery in Manchester is exhibiting 175 images of RIBA competition winning projects.
The RIBA organises and runs competitions to encourage excellence in design. It does so for a wide range of clients – both public and private – which have resulted in a variety of landmark projects and iconic structures. These range from major public projects such as London's Millennium Bridge, The Sage Gateshead, Baltic and Wembley Stadium to the Urban Splash Tutti Frutti housing project and smaller structures, such as the De La Warr Pavilion at Bexhill on Sea and the Swivelling Wind Shelter in Blackpool.
The RIBA Competitions Office, established in Leeds over 25 years ago, holds a photographic archive of past projects from which images for the exhibition will be drawn.
Speaking about the exhibition, Louise Harrison, RIBA Competitions Manager, said "We have a fantastic archive of amazing images and have grasped this opportunity to share them. We have tried to capture the spirit of what competitions are all about and hope visitors enjoy our eclectic collection."
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Make me a Show home!
An exclusive opportunity to view over 100 competition housing model entries from the Make me a home! Urban Splash and RIBA Competition
Venue: The Guildhall, Newcastle upon Tyne
Dates: 13th June – 28th June 2009
In September 2008, on behalf of Urban Splash and Muse Developments, the RIBA launched an international open design competition "Make me a Home" challenging architects to shape the future of family housing.
The competition invited architects to raise the bar and deliver a new housing typology for Northshore, a £300m redevelopment scheme in Stockton-on-Tees. It is planned that 250 family homes will eventually stand at the site, and the partners were looking for creativity and a concept which will break the mould. The 23 hectare Northshore scheme, which is being delivered with Tees Valley Regeneration and HCA will transform Stockton with an additional 65,000 sq metres of offices and commercial space, and 900 residential units.
The competition received an outstanding response with 112 entries received from 11 different countries around the world.
This exciting exhibition is now coming to The Guildhall as part of the North East Festival of Architecture where you will have the opportunity to view each design proposal and working model. Don't miss this opportunity to see the exciting and varied range of competition entries. For more information about the exhibition go to www.nefa.org.uk|