Past Events

Petra Blaisse in conversation with Grace La, Niels Olsen, and Fredi Fischli at Harvard University, Massachusetts
Petra Blaisse in conversation with Grace La, Niels Olsen, and Fredi Fischli at Harvard University, Massachusetts

Tuesday 19 March

Petra Blaisse will be discussing her forthcoming book, Art Applied, a kaleidoscopic overview of her work across interior, exhibition, and landscape design, as part of Harvard University’s Margaret McCurry Lectureship in the Design Arts series.
Richard Billingham at the ICA, London
Richard Billingham at the ICA, London

Tuesday 26 March

Join Richard Billingham at the ICA for a very special event to mark the launch of the new edition of  Ray’s a Laugh, including a screening of his feature-film debut Ray & Liz, an unsettling family portrait set in Thatcher-era Britain. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Richard Billingham and writer and curator Sacha Craddock. The launch will also include a book signing. 
Book launch for ‘Trophy Lives: On the Celebrity as an Art Object’ at Reference Point, London
Book launch for ‘Trophy Lives: On the Celebrity as an Art Object’ at Reference Point, London

Thursday 4 April

Philippa Snow will be in conversation with Rose Easton to celebrate the launch of her latest book Trophy Lives: On the Celebrity as an Art Object. Join us for an evening of discussion and drinks. 
Kim Beil in conversation with Susan Bright at Claire de Rouen, London
Kim Beil in conversation with Susan Bright at Claire de Rouen, London

Friday 29 March

To celebrate the launch of Anonymous Objects: Inscrutable Photographs and the Unknown (SPBH Editions), Kim Beil will be talking to curator Susan Bright about the ways in which the unidentifiable things in photographs point towards larger questions about the limits of knowledge. Drinks will follow the conversation.
Petra Blaisse in conversation with Caroline Roux at the Barbican Centre, London
Petra Blaisse in conversation with Caroline Roux at the Barbican Centre, London

Tuesday 9 April

Join us to hear Petra Blaisse in conversation with author and journalist Caroline Roux as they discuss Blaisse’s new book Art Applied and the incredible career it surveys. Part of the Architecture Foundation’s Architecture on Stage series.
Karin Templin, Edwin Heathcote, Claire Bennie, Richard Lavington, and Alfredo Carraballo in conversation at the Barbican Centre, London
Karin Templin, Edwin Heathcote, Claire Bennie, Richard Lavington, and Alfredo Carraballo in conversation at the Barbican Centre, London

Thursday 21 September

Chaired by Financial Times architecture critic Edwin Heathcote, this discussion hosted by The Architecture Foundation will consider the history and continued relevance of a quintessential London housing type: the mansion block. The evening will include contributions from Karin Templin, author of the newly published At Home in London: The Mansion Block; housing expert Claire Bennie; and architects Richard Lavington (Maccreanor Lavington) and Alfredo Carraballo (Allies & Morrison).