What’s on
Provision: Architecture of the Post-War Consensus book launch
Robert Clayton will introduce his new photography book Provision - Architecture of the Post-War Consensus and discuss the book with C20 Director Catherine Croft and architectural photographer and gallerist Gareth Gardner.
DEVELOP+PRINT special open day
A final chance to catch our popular first edition of DEVELOP+PRINT – self-published architectural photography zines.
Nairn Night: Outrage at 70
Join C20 Society, Notting Hill Editions and a host of friends for a special evening celebrating the 70th anniversary of Ian Nairn’s seminal Outrage, and launching the newly republished edition.
I will be showing work from my 2015 project ‘Route Book’ and discussing plans for a follow-up photographic exploration of Southampton and Carlisle. Ian Nairn’s photography and its relevance to the present day will also be illustrated.
In 1955, Britain’s most prestigious architectural magazine, The Architectural Review, published a special issue featuring a single essay by Ian Nairn, a famously opinionated (and untrained) architectural critic. Based on observations made on a journey Nairn took across the UK in a Morris Minor, Outrage is a searing critique of urban sprawl, or ‘Subtopia’. In this manifesto, Nairn warns that ‘if what is called development is allowed to multiply at the present rate’, Britain’s natural – and urban – landscapes will lose their individuality and spirit. A call-to-arms against the ‘greying out’ of our towns and countryside before it’s too late, Outrage is widely considered to be Nairn’s masterpiece.
Other contributors include:
Travis Elborough - Author, historian, and social commentator, whose introduction heads this newly republished edition of Outrage
Gillian Darley - Writer, architectural historian, broadcaster, former C20 President, and author of Ian Nairn Words in Place
Otto Saumarez-Smith - Assistant Professor in Architectural History at the University of Warwick, C20 Society Trustee
DEVELOP+PRINT
DEVELOP+PRINT explores emerging trends at the intersection of self-publishing and architectural photography. The three-day event celebrates the energy and commitment of photographers and artists who publish their work via self-publishing or through a small independent publisher.
Photo: Declan Driver from +8HRS
DEVELOP+PRINT
DEVELOP+PRINT explores emerging trends at the intersection of self-publishing and architectural photography. The three-day event celebrates the energy and commitment of photographers and artists who publish their work via self-publishing or through a small independent publisher.
Photo: Declan Driver from +8HRS
DEVELOP+PRINT
DEVELOP+PRINT explores emerging trends at the intersection of self-publishing and architectural photography. The three-day event celebrates the energy and commitment of photographers and artists who publish their work via self-publishing or through a small independent publisher.
Photo: Declan Driver from +8HRS
Brutalism in Colour
Photographer Christopher Hope-Fitch presents his spectacular long-term project ‘Brutalism in Colour’ as part of this year’s London Festival of Architecture.
Brutalism in Colour
Photographer Christopher Hope-Fitch presents his spectacular long-term project ‘Brutalism in Colour’ as part of this year’s London Festival of Architecture.
Brutalism in Colour
Photographer Christopher Hope-Fitch presents his spectacular long-term project ‘Brutalism in Colour’ as part of this year’s London Festival of Architecture.
Brutalism in Colour
Photographer Christopher Hope-Fitch presents his spectacular long-term project ‘Brutalism in Colour’ as part of this year’s London Festival of Architecture.
Brutalism in Colour
Photographer Christopher Hope-Fitch presents his spectacular long-term project ‘Brutalism in Colour’ as part of this year’s London Festival of Architecture.
Brutalism in Colour
Photographer Christopher Hope-Fitch presents his spectacular long-term project ‘Brutalism in Colour’ as part of this year’s London Festival of Architecture.
Opening reception: Brutalism in Colour
You are invited to the opening reception for our London Festival of Architecture exhibition Brutalism in Colour.