Who Owns Brighton? set out to explore what is being built in the city, who it’s for and how we, as citizens, can more actively engage in the process. The project gathered a team of community researchers to look into the Circus Street development as a case study: what happened and when; the different parties ...continue reading "Who Owns Brighton?"
Antony Dale Lecture 2024 The society’s prestigious annual lecture, held in the Music Room of the Royal Pavilion, will be given by Alan Powers, leading authority on 20th century architecture and design. Alan Powers was born into Modern Architecture with a partner in Architects’ Co-Partnership as his father and a house designed by him as ...continue reading "A heretic’s guide to modern architecture"
A study day run by Dr Sue Berry FSA, FRHistS. The day begins with short talks at the Friends' Meeting House about what we mean by Anglo-Catholicism, its development in Brighton and its strong links to Rev Arthur Wagner and his circle. We then visit churches built or co-funded by Wagner. We look at why ...continue reading "Anglo-Catholicism in Victorian and Edwardian Brighton"
The Phoenix project is a radical new mixed-use development on a former industrial brownfield site to the north of Lewes town centre. It is generally agreed that Britain is facing a huge housing crisis and the new Labour government has placed housing at the top of its agenda for change. Designed for sustainability, the Phoenix ...continue reading "The Phoenix Housing Project in Lewes"
Wealthier families who came to Brighton in the Georgian era built seaside villas that have almost completely disappeared. This is their story. Following the publication of the latest RS book, The Lost Villas of Georgian Brighton, the authors, GIll Wales and Suzanne Hinton, describe the villas, how they came to be built and by whom, ...continue reading "Lost Villas of Georgian Brighton"
What is happening to Brighton and Hove’s iconic seafront? The Marina, Black Rock, the Gasworks, Madeira Drive, the West Pier and the i360, Hove Lawns, Hove Lagoon, King Alfred, Shoreham Harbour? Is there really a plan? The Beeline is a low-carbon, design-led infrastructure and transport project that brings together critical seafront regeneration projects. Not-for-profit development ...continue reading "The future of Brighton and Hove waterfront"
Architects Witherford Watson Mann have developed a reputation for their sensitive remodelling of existing historic buildings and their skill at inserting new into old. Their remodelling of Astley Castle for the Landmark Trust was awarded the 2013 RIBA Stirling prize. More recently they have been responsible for the remodelling of the galleries within the Courtauld ...continue reading "New into old: The architecture of WWM Architects"
John Loughborough Pearson was one the most prolific church architects of the Victorian period, best known for designing Truro Cathedral. He was responsible for the design of two churches in Hove: the monumental All Saints’ Church on the corner of Grand Avenue and Eaton Road—where this lecture will be held—and the more modest but equally ...continue reading "John Loughborough Pearson"
Re-use—towards a circular economy Duncan Baker Brown runs a small but vibrant architectural practice in Cooksbridge that specialises in sustainable design. His interest in the re-cycling and the re-use of building materials inspired him to create the Waste House in the courtyard of the Brighton School of Art and to write two books on the ...continue reading "AGM and John Small Lecture"
