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Travelling home alone safely at night shouldn’t be a privilege afforded to the few, so why is this a reality for so many? The physical character of our shared public space has an enormous bearing on the way we live our lives, reflects who we are as a society and currently leaves a lot to be desired… In a capital with more CCTV cameras than any other city in Europe, why do so many of us still feel unsafe outside? Join us for the next Accelerate Debate, where we will welcome a group of interdisciplinary practitioners working hard to improve public space for the safety of everyone in society. 26th Feb, 7pm-9pm (doors 6.30pm) Rich Mix, Shoreditch, 35-47 Bethnal Grn Rd, London E1 6LA Tickets 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/e8gDy4Eh Guests include: Gaia Crocella - Senior Design Researcher & Urban Designer at Publica Bhav Ghedia - HR Assistant, Creative Producer,Elevate Youth Board Member,Accelerate Alumni Hanna Benihoud - Interdisciplinary Practitioner/Artist Ciaran Thapar - Director of Public Affairs and Communications at the Youth Endowment Fund/Author of Cut Short Dr David Knight - Founding Co-director of DK-CM , Designer, Strategist and Author Hosted by: Siraaj Mitha, Architect, Director of Accelerate at Open City Jasmin Yeo, LSA Student, AF Young Trustee Alumni, designer at Jan Kattein Architects *Artwork by Hanna Benihoud, photograph by Tim Jobling

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

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

📅 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

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

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

BOOK NOW: The UK premiere of Sven Blume's film Lewerentz Divine Darkness, followed by an onstage interview with the director: https://lnkd.in/eh3Htc53

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

ON WEDNESDAY AT THE BARBICAN: HABITATS https://lnkd.in/eRSVtqSu.

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.