The Building Centre

Exhibitions and Installations Free

Housing Standardisation: Who Designs Our Homes and How Do We Live?

01 January - 30 January

What does a typical home in England look like? How does it compare to housing in other countries? How are…

Talks and Debates Free

Retrofitting Social Housing: Alternatives to Demolition

Wed 25 September

The Building Centre

As part of the exhibition ‘Retrofitting Social Housing: Alternatives to Demolition’, The Building Centre would like to invite you to…

Workshops Free

AT Technical Seminar: Roof design and specification best practice – Ask the experts

Thu 18 January : 09:00 -12:00

Architecture Today

Quality, longevity and sustainability are central to the success of any roof design and waterproofing systems. Roofing Design and Specification…

Workshops

Building is Art: Summer Holiday Art Club

16 August - 17 August

Built Environment Trust

Art with Thatch Experience our transformative workshops designed for young artists, architects, and environmentalists alike. These hands-on sessions are tailored…

Workshops

Building is Art: Summer Holiday Art Club

23 August - 24 August

Built Environment Trust

Buildings with natural beauty Experience our transformative workshops designed for young artists, architects, and environmentalists alike. These hands-on sessions are…

Talks and Debates

I Spy! – Exploring Playful Architecture within the City

Thu 22 June : 19:00 -21:00

Playground

Over the past few years, we have seen a rise in Playful Architecture; disrupting the status quo of the architecture…

Exhibitions and Installations Free

In Opera Stone & Vision Awards Exhibition

26 June - 07 July

InOpera Group

The exhibition is formed from the shortlisted photographs submitted for the In Opera Stone & Vision Awards 2023, the 4…

Other Events

Architect Pitch Competition – The Net Zero Neighbourhood

Wed 08 March : 18:00 -20:30

Max Fordham

Seven architects have just three minutes to pitch their ideas to a panel that will be seeking to re-imagine the…

Exhibitions and Installations Free

Max Fordham: Engineering Ideas, Engineering Change

08 March - 19 April

Max Fordham

Max Fordham (1933 – 2022) was a visionary engineer and pioneer of low-energy, sustainable building design. His courage, intellectual rigour…

Exhibitions and Installations Free

Homegrown: Building a Post-carbon Future

20 January - 15 April

Homegrown: Building a Post-carbon Future  argues that a new approach to building is needed to answer the social and environmental crises…

Talks and Debates Free

Negroni Talks #37 Vernacular Schmernacular

Tue 29 November : 18:30 -20:00

Tate + Co

Vernacular is defined as "the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region” or…

Talks and Debates Free

Growing Underground

Wed 28 September : 18:30 -20:00

The Engineering Club

Richard Ballard started an agricultural revolution along with business partner Steven Dring in the form of Growing Underground. Located 100ft…