The Architecture Foundation

The Architecture Foundation

Civic and Social Organizations

Imagining the future of architecture since 1991

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MISSION The Architecture Foundation leads the conversation on the development of London and contributes to a global discourse about the architect’s changing role and responsibilities. We pursue this mission through the delivery of an accessible public programme that makes space for emerging architects, groups historically underrepresented in the profession, and representatives of a wide range of related disciplines. Exploring the architect’s capacity to combat climate change and systemic social inequalities represent central concerns of the programme. PROGRAMME We host debates, make films, commission critical writing, curate exhibitions, publish books and engage industry figures with the aim of improving the quality of the discourse around London’s built environment. The 2018 programme featured 120 live events, ranging in scale from building tours for 30 people to lectures delivered to audiences of 1900. Now in its fourth year, the lecture programme, Architecture on Stage, is delivered in partnership with the Barbican Centre and has featured many of the best architects from across the world. Recent landmark publications have included New Architects 3, a guide to the best practices to have set up in the UK over the past decade, and Project Interrupted, a book presenting lectures by British housing architects. The free-to-download London Architecture Guide app has enabled tens of thousands of Londoners to learn about the architecture of their city. Competitions and free workplace residencies directed at young practices have provided career-transforming opportunities. The New Architecture Writers programme for young BAME critics is cultivating a more inclusive discourse, while the Architecture Schools database is opening up conversations between students and academics in universities.

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Industry
Civic and Social Organizations
Company size
2-10 employees
Headquarters
London
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
1991
Specialties
Design Competitions and Commissions, Public Programmes, Built Environment Educations, and Exhibitions

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    The Architecture Foundation at RCA

    Kensington Gore

    London, SW7 2EU, GB

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    We are incredibly proud of the the Norton Folgate team who have won two awards at the BCIA Awards last week! Resulting from hard work, dedication and multiple threads of collaboration. We are looking forward to seeing what's next to come for Norton Folgate.    If you would like a tour, The Architecture Foundation will be hosting a guided tour on 19th October, tickets here: https://lnkd.in/emdjjNF4 David Hills Michael Breen Isabel Moreira

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    Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

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    Congratulations to the Norton Folgate team, who took home the Commercial Property Project of the Year and Community Impact Initiative of the Year at last night's BCIA Awards! Judges commented that "The intent of the project, it's execution, the complexity of the old and new buildings interlinked with one another, and sensitivity of how that responded to the local area was outstanding. The project sets a great example of how commercial property development can go wider than the client requirements and benefit the community too. The consideration of material use through to skills development made this project stand out." British Land Stanton Williams Morris+Company DSDHA East architecture, landscape urban design ltd Skanska #NortonFolgate #CommercialProperty #CommunityImpact #BCIA New Civil Engineer

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    NEW IN ARCHITECTURE ON STAGE: JAN DE VYLDER & INGE VINCK 7.00PM OCTOBER 22ND, BARBICAN CONCERT HALL Flemish architects Jan de Vylder and Inge Vinck present the work of their Ghent-based practice AJDVIV. Their recent projects include the radical reimagining of the Palais des Expositions in Charleroi, developed in collaboration with AgwA. Tickets are available at www.barbican.org.uk https://lnkd.in/exW9PSBf

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    📅 16th-18th September: Architecture Foundation Brussels Tour ⏳ DEADLINE FOR SIGN-UP IS THURSDAY 22ND AUGUST Developed in partnership with HUB Brussels, this three-day trip incorporates visits to the best new architecture in the Belgian capital and will be particularly valuable for British architects interested in learning about the work opportunities in Belgium. It incorporates a visit to the annual Realty Property conference - standard ticket price 900 euros - and a meeting with the Brussels Bouwmeester Kristiaan Borret. The tour will be led by Architecture Foundation director Ellis Woodman. Where possible building visits will be led by representatives of the architectural offices involved. ITINERARY Monday 16th September 16.30 Guided visit to OXY tower, currently being refurbished by Snøhetta 18.00 Guided visit to the Stock Exchange, recently renovated by Robbrecht en Daem 19.00 Guided visit to Brussels Town Hall 19.30 Drinks reception at Brussels Town Hall Tuesday 17th September 9.15 Arrive ar Realty Conference at Gare Maritime 10.45 Q&A session with Kristiaan Borret, Bouwmeester Maître Architecte 12.30-14.00 Networking lunch with Brussels stakeholders and international architects 14.00 Guided tour of Tour and Taxis residential quarter by Segison Bates, NoaArchitecten and AWG 15.30 Guided tour of BC Materials+Studies low carbon product manufacturing plant 17:00 Guided tour of Tour and Taxis park by landscape architect Bas Smets. Wednesday 18th September 9:00 Guided tour of ZIN by 51N4E 10:30 Guided tour of Royal Belge by Caruso St John, Bovenbouw and DDS+ 12.30 Guided visit to construction site of KANAL-Centre Pompidou by Segison Bates, NoaArchitecten and EM2N 14:00 Lunch at RESET 2024, incorporating a preview of the RENEWAL exhibition on circular design 15.30 Guided tour of Brussels Beer Project by OFFICE Kersten Geers David van Severen (above) 16.15 Closing drinks at Brussels Beer Project ttps://https://lnkd.in/eu43N3gM

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    The Architecture Foundation

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    16th-18th September: Architecture Foundation Brussels Tour Developed in partnership with HUB Brussels, this three-day trip incorporates visits to the best new architecture in the Belgian capital and will be particularly valuable for British architects interested in learning about the work opportunities in Belgium. It incorporates a visit to the annual Realty Property conference - standard ticket price 900 euros - and a meeting with the Brussels Bouwmeester Kristiaan Borret. The tour will be led by Architecture Foundation director Ellis Woodman. Where possible building visits will be led by representatives of the architectural offices involved. ITINERARY Monday 16th September 16.30 Guided visit to OXY tower, currently being refurbished by Snøhetta 18.00 Guided visit to the Stock Exchange, recently renovated by Robbrecht en Daem 19.00 Guided visit to Brussels Town Hall 19.30 Drinks reception at Brussels Town Hall Tuesday 17th September 9.15 Arrive ar Realty Conference at Gare Maritime 10.45 Q&A session with Kristiaan Borret, Bouwmeester Maître Architecte 12.30-14.00 Networking lunch with Brussels stakeholders and international architects 14.00 Guided tour of Tour and Taxis residential quarter by Segison Bates, NoaArchitecten and AWG 15.30 Guided tour of BC Materials+Studies low carbon product manufacturing plant 17:00 Guided tour of Tour and Taxis park by landscape architect Bas Smets. Wednesday 18th September 9:00 Guided tour of ZIN by 51N4E 10:30 Guided tour of Royal Belge by Caruso St John, Bovenbouw and DDS+ 12.30 Guided visit to construction site of KANAL-Centre Pompidou by Segison Bates, NoaArchitecten and EM2N 14:00 Lunch at RESET 2024, incorporating a preview of the RENEWAL exhibition on circular design 15.30 Guided tour of Brussels Beer Project by OFFICE Kersten Geers David van Severen (above) 16.15 Closing drinks at Brussels Beer Project ttps://https://lnkd.in/eu43N3gM

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    The Architecture Foundation

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    16th-18th September: Architecture Foundation Brussels Tour Developed in partnership with HUB Brussels, this three-day trip incorporates visits to the best new architecture in the Belgian capital and will be particularly valuable for British architects interested in learning about the work opportunities in Belgium. It incorporates a visit to the annual Realty Property conference - standard ticket price 900 euros - and a meeting with the Brussels Bouwmeester Kristiaan Borret. The tour will be led by Architecture Foundation director Ellis Woodman. Where possible building visits will be led by representatives of the architectural offices involved. ITINERARY Monday 16th September 16.30 Guided visit to OXY tower, currently being refurbished by Snøhetta  18.00 Guided visit to the Stock Exchange, recently renovated by Robbrecht en Daem 19.00 Guided visit to Brussels Town Hall 19.30 Drinks reception at Brussels Town Hall   Tuesday 17th September 9.15 Arrive ar Realty Conference at Gare Maritime 10.45 Q&A session with Kristiaan Borret, Bouwmeester Maître Architecte 12.30-14.00 Networking lunch with Brussels stakeholders and international architects 14.00 Guided tour of Tour and Taxis residential quarter by Segison Bates, NoaArchitecten and AWG 15.30 Guided tour of BC Materials+Studies low carbon product manufacturing plant 17:00 Guided tour of Tour and Taxis park by landscape architect Bas Smets.   Wednesday 18th September 9:00 Guided tour of ZIN by 51N4E 10:30 Guided tour of Royal Belge by Caruso St John, Bovenbouw and DDS+ 12.30 Guided visit to construction site of KANAL-Centre Pompidou by Segison Bates, NoaArchitecten and EM2N 14:00 Lunch at RESET 2024, incorporating a preview of the RENEWAL exhibition on circular design 15.30 Guided tour of Brussels Beer Project by OFFICE Kersten Geers David van Severen (above) 16.15 Closing drinks at Brussels Beer Project ttps://https://lnkd.in/eu43N3gM

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    Brussels Tour

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    There are still a few tickets left for tomorrow night's lecture by Hermann Czech. The great Viennese architect, who has been in practice since 1960, will be discussing 'Reuse and Transformation Artistically Considered'. Wilfried Wang staged the first international exhibition of Czech's work at the 9H Gallery - the parent organisation of the AF - back in 1987. Almost 40 years later, it is a huge privilege to be able to host him in London again. https://lnkd.in/ePZj7khx

    Hermann Czech | Barbican

    Hermann Czech | Barbican

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    ARCHITECTURE ON STAGE: HABITATS APRIL 24TH, BARBICAN CENTRE TICKETS AVAILABLE VIA BARBICAN BOX OFFICE https://lnkd.in/e7ir7i8d In a thought-provoking evening of short lectures, an exciting lineup of architects, artists, authors, ecologists and activists will discuss the complex relationships between animals and urban space and ask how cities might better accommodate nonhuman life. Habitats has been conceived by writer and researcher Eliot Haworth who is collaborating with the Architecture Foundation on an upcoming podcast series about animals and the built environment. Speakers: Samir Bantal is director of AMO, the architectural think-tank of OMA. Johanna Gibbons Gibbons is a Landscape Architect, Royal Designer of Industry and Fellow of the Landscape Institute. Takeshi Hayatsu is a Japanese architect based in London. Roberta Jurčić is an architect and partner at bplus.xyz (Berlin). Patrick Keiller is a fimmaker and writer. Filipa Ramos is a writer and curator. Gabriella Gómez-Mont is the head of Experimentalista, a transdisciplinary studio that works across the world with grassroot movements,  progressive governments, and foundations.

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