Events

What's on?

Week: 21 May 12 - 27 May 12

Planning Permissions and the Localism Act

19 Jun 11 - 19 Jun 12

The Localism Act represents the first major legislative change to embody the Coalition Government's localism principles.

Pugin bicentenary celebrations

1 Mar 12 - 1 Dec 12

Exhibition to celebrate Pugin Bicentenary

Festival of Britain poster by Abram Games, 1951

British Design 1948 - 2012: Innovation in a Modern Age

31 Mar 12 - 12 Aug 12

To coincide with the 2012 Olympics, this exhibition will showcase 60 years of British creative talent. It will document the transformation of design in Britain since the post-war 'Austerity Games' of 1948. Drawing on the V&A's unrivalled collections, the exhibition will include product design, fashion and textiles, furniture, ceramics and glass, theatre design, graphics, photography, architecture, fine art and sculpture, and will examine concepts of tradition and modernity, subversion and innovation.

Architect in the House 2012

16 Apr 12 - 11 Jul 12

Take part in Architect in the House 2012

George Thomson Building, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (1964)

Cambridge in Concrete: Images from the RIBA British Architectural Library Photographs Collection

3 May 12 - 25 May 12

A small exhibition of architectural photographs shot in the 50s and 60s, to stimulate the debate regarding a controversial period of architecture and to open up to the wider public the 'other Cambridge', often misjudged.

Liverpool City Tours

5 May 12 - 31 Oct 12

Liverpool City Tours will tell the story of Liverpool's past, present and future. LCT are walks run by the Royal Institute of British Architects

Sustaining our Past - how to improve the energy performance and internal environment in our historic buildings

22 May 12 - 22 May 12

The talk will take the audience on a journey through advances in building technology and modelling . It aims to inspire today's heritage visionaries to make yesterday's buildings fit for tomorrow's energy use. The presenters will explore the findings, failures, challenges and solutions, as well as methods and advances that combine innovation and vision to sustain historic building fabric.

BIM Workshop Programme

23 May 12 - 24 May 12

The BIM Workshop Programme has been designed specifically for built environment organisations from across the industry spectrum – clients, contractors, architects, architectural technologists and technicians, engineers, building services engineers, surveyors manufacturers, maintenance and facilities managers.