Learning from the late Renée Gailhoustet: The City is a Room

Following a six-week residency in Paris, Nichola Barrington-Leach will present her in-depth research into Renée Gailhoustet’s life and buildings. In this lecture, she will share new drawings, photography, models and insights into Gailhoustet’s innovative approach to architecture. Expect an exploration of scale, detail, materials, and geometry, all in the pursuit of optimistic and generous housing.

Following her lecture, Barrington-Leach will be joined by architects and thinkers to discuss what we can learn from Gailhoustet’s work today. How can these transformative buildings in Paris inform solutions to the UK’s housing crisis? And how can intelligent, principled design make cities better for people?