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London and
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Events and visits
Highlights
3 - 6 Jun
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The Contemporary Home Show
See the latest products from 160 exhibitors including emerging design talent and established names. The show also features a RIBA 'Architecture Lounge' where you may be able to cuddle up to Dr. Alex Reid.
At: Business Design Centre,
Islington, London
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19 Jun
Underground Architecture
The Jubilee line stations from Chris Wilkinson's Stratford to Wil Alsop's North Greenwich opened late last month. This tour takes in all the new works, and other greats such as Charles Holden's Thirties stations on the Northern and Piccadilly lines. Buy a six zone travelcard before setting off because travel is by tube only. Numbers are limited so book now.
At: Meet at the Royal Academy gates,
Piccadilly, London W1
Time: 10am for 10.15 start
Price: �20, �12 concs
Details: Architectural Dialogue,
Also this month
5 Jun
The City of London
Half day tour of works by Wren, Rogers, Hopkins and Farrell. The tour also runs on 4 Jul, 17 Jul, 15 Aug and 28 Aug. Advance booking advisable.
At: Meet at the Royal Academy gates,
Piccadilly, London W1
Time: 10 for 10.15 departure
Price: �17.50, �11 concs
Details: Architectural Dialogue,
6 Jun
Celebrated Architects
Half day tour aims to show why works by Inigo Jones, Hawksmoor, the Smithsons and others are so great. The tour also runs on 19 Jun, 18 Jul, 31 Jul, 29 Aug and 11 Sep. Advance booking advisable.
At: Meet at the Royal Academy gates,
Piccadilly, London W1
Time: 10 for 10.15 departure
Price: �17.50, �11 concs
Details: Architectural Dialogue,
12 Jun
Architecture for the new Millennium
Decide whether the lottery millions are being well spent on this half day tour of the new Tate at Bankside, the Royal Opera House, the Globe Theatre and Sadler's Wells. The tour also runs on 11 Jul, 24 Jul, 22 Aug and 4 Sep. Advance booking advisable.
At: Meet at the Royal Academy gates,
Piccadilly, London W1
Time: 10 for 10.15 departure
Price: �17.50, �11 concs
Details: Architectural Dialogue,
12 Jun
London Now
Get inside the most exciting buildings in the capital on this full day coach tour. The itinerary includes Avery Associates striking new IMAX cinema in Waterloo and Future Systems' new media centre at Lord's Cricket Ground. The tour also runs on 17 Jul, and advance booking is essential.
At: Meet at the Royal Academy gates,
Piccadilly, London W1
Time: 10am for 10.15 start
Price: �35, �21 students
Details: Architectural Dialogue,
13 Jun
Docklands Regeneration
Half day jaunt around Europe's largest urban regneration project taking in buildings by Outram, Rogers and CZWG and new bridges by Future Systems and Chris Wilkinson. The tour also runs on 26 Jun, 25 Jul, 7 Aug and 5 Sep. Advance booking advisable.
At: Meet at the Royal Academy gates,
Piccadilly, London W1
Time: 10 for 10.15 departure
Price: �17.50, �11 concs
Details: Architectural Dialogue,
20 Jun
Contemporary London
Half day trip helps you to find the capital's best new buildings by old masters and young turks. The tour also runs on 3 Jul, 1 Aug, 14 Aug and 12 Sep. Advance booking advisable.
At: Meet at the Royal Academy gates,
Piccadilly, London W1
Time: 10 for 10.15 departure
Price: �17.50, �11 concs
Details: Architectural Dialogue,
26 Jun
Lofty Living
Is loft living really dead as style bible Blueprint claims? Not by the looks of the projects visited on this full day tour, including Jeff Kahane's Old Street block and the Tower Bridge lofts by Dransfield Owens da Silva. Advance booking essential.
At: Meet at the Royal Academy gates,
Piccadilly, London W1
Time: 10am for 10.15 start
Price: �35, �21 students
Details: Architectural Dialogue,
27 Jun
Art and Architecture
Half day trip includes creations by Henry Moore, Patrick Heron, Paolozzi and others. The tour also runs on 10 Jul, 8 Aug and 21 Aug. Advance booking advisable.
At: Meet at the Royal Academy gates,
Piccadilly, London W1
Time: 10 for 10.15 departure
Price: �17.50, �11 concs
Details: Architectural Dialogue,
- 27 Jun
Installation with Grey Pipes
In anticipation of May's Cities on the Move show, Singaporean artist Matthew Ngui has devised a way to allow passers by to listen in on installation work. His network of plastic pipes zig zag from the inside of the Hayward to the outside.
At: Hayward Gallery,
South Bank, London
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For your diary
10 Jul
South London Odyssey
South East London is not the architectural backwater you may think. This full day tour unearths hidden gems by Sir John Soane, Ted Cullinan and Alsop and Stormer. Advance booking essential.
At: Meet at the Royal Academy gates,
Piccadilly, London W1
Time: 10am for 10.15 start
Price: �35, �21 students
Details: Architectural Dialogue,
24 Jul
Artists' Studios
Architects Stanton Williams, Cullum and Nightingale and others show off their remarkable ingenuity in providing optimum daylight and storage in cramped urban spaces. Advance booking essential.
At: Meet at the Royal Academy gates,
Piccadilly, London W1
Time: 10 for 10.15 departure
Price: �35, �25 concs
Details: Architectural Dialogue,
21 Aug
Architects' Houses
Architects often try out new ideas on their own homes before putting them into practice on commissions. Past tours have visited Marcus Lee's self built Timber House and the spectacular Deck House by Richard Rogers' partner John Young. Advance booking essential - earlier tours are already full!
At: Meet at the Royal Academy gates,
Piccadilly, London W1
Time: 10am for 10.15 start
Price: �39, �25 concs
Details: Architectural Dialogue,
31 Jul
Oxford
Skip the capital for a day to see works by the country's best architects, including Steven Hodder, van Heyningen and Haward and Sir James Stirling. Advance booking essential.
At: Meet at the Royal Academy gates,
Piccadilly, London W1
Time: 8.45am for 9 start
Price: �39, �25 concs
Details: Architectural Dialogue,
14 Aug
Festival of Britain
Relive the optimism of Fifties architecture on this full day tour. The intinery includes LCC Architects much loved Festival Hall and the TUC building by David Aberdeen. Advance booking essential.
At: Meet at the Royal Academy gates,
Piccadilly, London W1
Time: 10am for 10.15 start
Price: �35, �21 students
Details: Architectural Dialogue,
4 Sep
Show Stoppers
The lottery has created many new arts buildings across the capital. This full day tours covers the best cinemas - like the Rio Dalston, recently refurbished by Burrell Foley Fischer, and Avery Associates stunning new IMAX cinema in Waterloo. Advance booking essential.
At: Meet at the Royal Academy gates,
Piccadilly, London W1
Time: 8.45 am for 9 start
Price: �35, �21 students
Details: Architectural Dialogue,
10 - 11 Sep
Construction Industry Regatta
The biggest sailing event after Cowes Week raised �26,000 for sailing charities last year, and forty of the 150 boats were crewed by architecture firms. Are you game this time?
Details: Michele Kane,
11 Sep
Cambridge Architecture
One day tour includes works by Sir Norman, Dixon and Jones and past RIBA president Richard MacCormac. Booking is essential.
At: Meet at the Royal Academy gates,
Piccadilly, London W1
Time: 8.45 am for 9 departure
Price: �39, �25 concs
Details: Architectural Dialogue,
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