Event
Date
Location
Description
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Event 002
Date
Location
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
20 Tottenham Street
London. W1T 4RG
Description
Event 002 examines the Southbank Centre in London. Regarded as a landmark piece of post-war public architecture, this integrated complex of buildings includes the Hayward Gallery, the Purcell Room and the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Masterminded as a neofuturistic accompaniment to the (now Grade I listed) Royal Festival Hall, it was a brutalist celebration of the future – a concrete commitment to people, art and culture. Commissioned by London County Council, it was completed in 1968, with architects Warren Chalk, Dennis Crompton and Ron Herron credited as having the greatest influence on its radical design.
Concrete Communities 002 invites experts from the design industry, in addition to Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (the award-winning architects’ responsible for the 2018 retrofit of the Southbank Centre) to talk about how the democratisation of good design could help promote happiness and improve our lives.
Panel 002
Documenting 002
For Event 002, members of the panel and a small group of design industry guests were invited to take part in a behind-the-scenes guided tour of the Southbank Centre in London. It was led by architect Chris Allen, from Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios – who was one of the project leaders of the Southbank Centre’s 2018 retrofit. Concrete Communities were given special permission to explore areas normally inaccessible to the public and at the end of the tour, all panel members had their portraits taken, with the iconic board-marked concrete as the backdrop.
Event 002
Event 002 took place during the London Design Festival on 20 October 2023. Tickets sold out within the first few weeks – a clear sign that Concrete Communities is growing and that there’s definitely an appetite for the conversations we’re kickstarting. The evening was split into two sections: Panel 01 from 18:45 to 19:45, followed by a short interval. Panel 02 started at 20:00 and finished at 21:15. After this, both Concrete Communities panels were invited to answer questions from the audience. Thanks to Brixton Brewery for providing the drinks.
