Spend the evening at Falmouth University with friends and colleagues for the annual RIBA Cornwall and Cornwall Architectural Trust lecture with the Falmouth University Summer Show 2024.
Katy Marks will talk about the work of Citizens Design Bureau through their process of designing with and for communities, including their RIBA National Award-winning Manchester Jewish Museum.
The lecture will be followed by the Private View of Falmouth University Summer Show 2024.
Agenfda
4:45pm Registration
5pm Welcome and introductions led by Tanya Griffiths, Course Leader Architecture for Falmouth University
5:05pm Katy Marks will talk about the work of Citizens Design Bureau, designing with and for communities, culminating in a focussed look at their RIBA National Award-winning Manchester Jewish Museum. Followed by Q&A
7pm Drinks Reception and Summer Show of graduate work at Kathmor with Student Prize giving ceremony
About Katy Marks
Katy Marks, an architect and the founder of Citizens Design Bureau, pursued her architecture studies at Glasgow School of Art, Madrid, and Cambridge University. Additionally, she holds a Master's degree in Environmental Design and is proficient in product design and facilitation. With a wealth of experience, she specializes in collaborating on projects involving intricate Listed Buildings and diverse, creative communities.
They founded Citizens Design Bureau in 2013 and oversee all of its projects. Since then, they have carved out a reputation for a design approach that is atmospheric, tactile, and rich in color and texture while being rigorously practical, flexible, and humane. They put a huge emphasis on drawing and making, ecological innovation, and collaborative design processes.
Before establishing Citizens Design Bureau, Katy worked at Haworth Tompkins where they were a project architect for the National Theatre Studios refurbishment, Young Vic theatre, and most recently, the 2014 Stirling Prize-winning Everyman Theatre in Liverpool which is their home city.
They sit on Hackney, Harrow, and Hounslow Design Review Panels and are a Design Advocate for the Mayor of London.
About Citizens Design Bureau
Citizens Design Bureau are a team of architects, interior designers, and new-enterprise strategists.
