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Good Friday and Easter Monday: Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery will be open 10am–5pm on Friday 18 April and Monday 21 April.
24–27 April: Some rooms in the Manor will be closed at times for events during the Ealing Book Festival.
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2024

5 September 2024

Panel Discussion with FCBStudios, Arup and Blast Studio: Sustainability in Architecture

2024

5 September 2024

Panel Discussion with FCBStudios, Arup and Blast Studio: Sustainability in Architecture

Overview

Join us in September for a chance to see all our exhibitions across the manor & gallery after-hours, this months event takes inspiration From Waste to Wonder: The Art of Sustainable Transformation our current Soane Gallery exhibition.

Alongside our current exhibition programme enjoy a panel discussion on sustainability in architecture and design with Blast Studio, Arup and FCBStudio

Blast Studio, who are exhibiting in the exhibition, will discuss their work that turns discarded coffee cups into design objects for the home.

Kathryn Firth of the renowned engineering firm Arup, who will discuss The Phoenix in Lewes, the redevelopment of a 7.9 hectare brownfield site. Planned to prioritise people over cars, constructed primarily in sustainable timber, powered by renewable energy and designed to encourage a culture of sharing, it represents a new and regenerative way to make a place, build a community and create a productive and circular local economy.

Andy Theobald, Partner at Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios is leading the design work for Eden Project Dundee. and will discuss this landmark development which is transforming the former gasworks on East Dock Street into a beacon for regeneration and green tourism.  

Date and Time

Thursday 5 September 2024
5–8pm
Talk starts at 6.30pm

Venue

Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ

Tickets

Free with General Admission.

Please Note

  • You must book a general admission ticket for the day to attend this free talk. The talk is complimentary with general admission.
  • This talk coincides with our free visiting hours for Ealing residents, allowing you to enjoy the talk and explore the manor and our exhibitions without a general admission fee. Book in advance is recommended. Proof of eligibility will be checked at the front desk.
  • Our café partner, Bella Puglia, will serve a range of delicious alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks all evening, and exhibitions across the manor will be open until 8pm.

About Blast Studio

Paola, Martin & Pierre started Blast Studio in 2018 with the aim to explore how nature and technology can be put in dialogue in order to transform cities’ discarded material into artefact and architecture.

In 2020, Blast Studio won the Prix d’Encouragement in Architecture from the French Académie des Beaux Arts. In 2022, the studio was awarded the New Talent Award at Surface Design Show and was the finalist for the Loewe Craft Prize 2022. In 2023, Blast Studio was selected as one of House & Garden’s Rising Stars of Design.

About Kathryn Firth

Kathryn Firth is a Director in Cities Planning and Design at Arup. She is an architect and urban designer whose passion for creating thriving places spans some 30 years. She leads master planning and urban design projects across the UK, US, Europe, and the Middle East, ranging from public realm improvements to large-scale regeneration projects.

Prior to joining Arup, Kathryn was Urban Design Director at several practices in the UK and the US. She was the Chief of Design at the London Legacy Development Corporation, where she directed teams of architects, landscape architects, planners, and engineers to realize the Olympic Legacy. Kathryn served on the BusinessLDN Place Commission, sits on and chairs several Design Review Panels, and is a Mayor’s Design Advocate alum.

Kathryn is the co-chair for the UK Infrastructure & Urban Development Council for the Urban Land Institute. She holds a Master’s in Architecture and Urban Design from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, where she has been teaching over the past five years. She currently teaches at the Bartlett, UCL. Kathryn is committed to the exchange between practice and academia and, as Global Skills Network Leader at Arup, she leads research focusing on the spatial implications of socio-economic and environmental resiliency.

About Andy Theobald

Andy Theobald is an architect, a partner and group leader at FCBStudios. He has been with the practice since 1988 and oversees the output of one of six groups within the practice. Andy has been responsible for a number of award-winning projects including The University of Warwick’s Faculty of Arts Building, Manchester School of Art and St Peter’s Catholic Primary School.

About Thursday Lates

Thursday Lates, our monthly evening event series every first Thursday, offers a diverse roster of programs from artist talks to workshops. Open to everyone seeking enriching after-work experiences, these events vary from ticketed to free. Coinciding with our free visiting hours for Ealing residents, Thursday Lates is your chance to explore the manor and its exhibitions without the usual general admission fee.

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Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ

Ticketing, Opening Hours and Tour Enquiries: foh@pitzhanger.org.uk
Retail Enquires: retail@pitzhanger.org.uk

Reception: 020 3985 8888
Venue Hire: 020 3994 0966
Office: 020 3994 0967

Wednesday - Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00
First Thursday of the month: 10:00 - 20:00
Monday - Tuesday: Closed
Bank Holidays: 10:00 - 17:00

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