The London Architecture Diary

A Century of Olympic Posters

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Sat 17th May 2008 - Sun 7th September 2008, 10:00am.
Location: Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9PA
Organised by: V&A Museum of Childhood.

Over the past 100 years, the modern Olympic Games have come to represent the pinnacle of athletic achievement, and now occupy a place on a global stage as 'the greatest sporting show on Earth'. This vibrant new exhibition will explore the fascinating representation of the Olympic Games through...

For Your Eye Only

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Thu 17th April 2008 - Sun 1st March 2009, 10:00am.
Location: Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ
Organised by: Imperial War Museum.

For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond features fascinating material, much on display for the first time, including a selection of annotated Bond manuscripts, and Fleming�s Colt Python .375 Magnum revolver. Material from the films includes the �blood�splattered� shirt worn by Daniel Craig...

Kengo Kuma

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Fri 6th June 2008 - Tue 12th August 2008, 10:00am.
Location: The Architecture Space, W1J 0BD
Organised by: Royal Academy of Arts.

Display of work by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. The exhibition compliment's Kuma's Lecture on Nature and Architecture to be held at the Royal Academy on 14th July...

Richard Rogers + Architects - From the house to the city

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Thu 24th April 2008 - Mon 25th August 2008, 10:00am.
Location: Design Museum, SE1 2YD
Organised by: Design Museum.

Richard Rogers has had the most remarkable career in British architecture. Beginning with an extraordinary family house in Cornwall, then changing the shape of post-War architecture with the Pompidou Centre, he now heads up an international office that is busier than ever. Recipient of the most...

Tim Walker Pictures

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Fri 9th May 2008 - Sun 28th September 2008, 10:00am.
Location: Design Museum, Shad Thames, London, SE1 2YD
Organised by: Design Museum.

London based photographer Tim Walker has established himself at the cutting edge of fashion photography. His images capture a sublime moment in time, evoking a sense of epic drama and beauty. Stunning sets and lavish locations juxtapose the everyday with the absurd and the fabulous, to create...

Danny Treacy: Them

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Fri 18th July 2008 - Sun 14th September 2008, 11:00am.
Location: The Photographers� Gallery, 5 & 8 Great Newport Street, WC2H 7HY
Organised by: The Photographers Gallery.

In this series of work, British born photographer Danny Treacy uses abandoned clothing to construct eerie suits, which he then wears in these life-sized portraits to become Them. Dressing up in the suits for the final portraits, Treacy appears faceless and enveloped, both threatening and...

In Focus: Photography Against Consumerism: Hans Aarsman

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Fri 18th July 2008 - Sun 14th September 2008, 11:00am.
Location: The Photographers� Gallery, 5 & 8 Great Newport Street, WC2H 7HY
Organised by: The Photographers Gallery.

How often does it happen, that you leave the shop without making the purchase after all? Hans Aarsman This project invites us to consider our compulsion to own, to keep and to collect. It invites us to slim down our addiction to material things, using photography as a space and money saving...

London Street Market Walks

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Sun 30th March 2008 - Mon 30th March 2009, 11:00am.
Location: Greater London, SW1
Organised by: Sandra Shevey.

Sandra Shevey runs a series of walks around London`s ancient markets including a sunrise market walk; a midnite market prowl; street market film locations walk; and historical market walks. Each of the walks spans 2/3 markets and start/end times vary with each walk. The sunrise walk starts at...

The Alfred Hitchcock London Locations Walk

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Mon 31st March 2008 - Tue 31st March 2009, 11:00am.
Location: Central London, SW1
Organised by: Sandra Shevey.

Sandra Shevey`s tribute to director Alfred Hitchcock is a 3-hour tour of his London film locations. Particular emphasis is placed on the landmarks and buildings of London which feature in his films and the extent to which he fantasized locations so as to render a vision which originated with him. ...

The Sixties: Photographs by Robert Altman

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Wed 16th July 2008 - Fri 29th August 2008, 12:00pm.
Location:
Organised by: Idea Generation.

March 1967, Finsbury Astoria, London. After announcing his arrival to UK audiences with a landmark live performance, the emerging icon of a generation sets his Fender Stratocaster guitar alight � and ensures live music would never be the same again� Jimi Hendrix�s 1965 Fender Stratocaster � the...

Tours of the Building Exploratory

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:30:00 GMT

Thu 9th February 2006 - Wed 3rd November 2010, 1:30pm.
Location: The Building Exploratory, E8 4ET
Organised by: The Building Exploratory.

The Building Exploratory opens its doors every week from 1:30 - 5:30 on Thursday and Friday. Come along to our unique interactive exhibition and take a walk through time to see how London has grown since the Iron Age, or simply stand and tower over a scale model of Hackney that was built by...