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Sun and Shadow: Caribbean Homes by Ray Nathaniels

20 March 2012

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Venue:

Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL, United Kingdom

Description:

The Sri Lankan born, London-trained architect Ray James Holman Nathaniels (1920 - 2005) spent 50 years designing elegant resort homes in the Bahamas, blending local materials within a modern architectural vocabulary. This talk explores a selection of his work from the mid-1950s until the late 1990s to assess his unique contributions to the development of the modern Caribbean house.

With Kurt Helfrich, RIBA.

This event is one of the regular Closer Look talks at the V&A, from the V&A + RIBA Architecture Partnership|

     

Fees:

Free and drop-in.
  

Booking:

No booking needed (but numbers are limited). Please meet at the Grand Entrance of the V&A at 12.55pm.

 

Contact:

RIBA Library Drawings and Archives Collections
Tel: +44 (0)20 7307 3708 (Tuesday - Friday 10am - 5pm)
Email: drawings&archives@riba.org|
  

Other events in the series:

    Other Closer Look talks

    A House to Call Home| - 10 April 2012
     
    Station to Station: The design and architecture of railway stations| - 19 June 2012
     

    Organiser:

    V&A + RIBA Architecture Partnership

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    Jermaine S. Irish House, Palmetto Point, Bahamas, designed by Ray James Holman Nathaniels

    Jermaine S. Irish House

    Architect: Ray James Holman Nathaniels

    Exterior View: Palmetto Point, Eleuthera, Bahamas, about 1963

    Courtesy of the Nathaniels Family