Wednesday 9 June 2010 6.30pm – 8pm
University of Notre Dame, London Centre, 1 Suffolk Street SW1
On Wednesday 9th June 2010 practitioners and commentators will discuss the meaning of modernity and the role of tradition in modern society and their impact on architecture today.
Patrik Schumacher, partner at Zaha Hadid Architects and leading theorist for Parametricism, and style guru Stephen Bayley, will present modernity. Robert Adam and professor Samir Younes of the University of Notre Dame will make the case for tradition. Alan Powers, Professor Richard Hayward and Ettore Mazzola will join the debate which will then open to the floor. The event will be introduced by Traditional Architecture Group (TAG) chair, Alireza Sagharchi, and will be moderated by RIBA Past President, Sunand Prasad.
This is the first of a series of debates under the title Architecture, Modernity, Tradition held jointly by the RIBA Trust, the Traditional Architecture Group, the University of Greenwich and the University of Notre Dame (Indiana, USA). The debates are intended to explore the concepts and ideas behind modern architecture in a spirit of enquiry avoiding confrontation.
£8.50 / £5.50 concessions. Refreshments included
Tickets must be booked in advance. Payment will be required on the door. Contact Sue Beaumont at Sue.Beaumont@adamarchitecture.com
