Adventurous Vents: A Journey through the Ventilation Shafts of Britain
More than hot air … Adventurous Vents: A Journey through the Ventilation Shafts of Britain
Monday 23 March at 6.30pm – 8pm
The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EJ
Adventurous Vents: A Journey through the Ventilation Shafts of Britains by Lucy Lavers, Judy Ovens and Suzanna Prizeman celebrates, for the first time, the intriguing architectural typology of ventilation shafts, as well as presenting an innovative way of looking at the history of Britain’s underground infrastructure.
Often overlooked, vents are in fact crucial to the running of our modern world – wherever there is an underground space it needs ventilation and, although we may not notice them, vents pop up all over the country providing us with clues to what lies below.
So come and hear about the most interesting of these structures, which are often disguised as sculptures, statues or small buildings, and how they have been vital in the development of our railways, sewers, mines and motoring infrastructure.
Lucy Lavers, Judy Ovens and Suzanna Prizeman are co-founders of Our Hut, an architecture education charity, that devises and delivers architectural projects, providing workshops in schools and events for families, young people and adults. Adventurous Vents is their second book about vents, the first being Inventive Vents: A Gazetteer of London’s Ventilation Shafts, which was the legacy of a two- year long project about vents.
If you can't make it in person, there's an online version of the event too.
C20 Society Member £11;
Non-Member £16;
Young C20 member + guest Free*;
Student + guest £5 **
Includes a glass of wine
*For Young C20 members, please email lukas@c20society.org.uk to secure a place.
**For student pricing please select from the dropdown option next to ‘membership number’ on the booking form below.
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Note: This event is hybrid and is being run both in-person at Cowcross Street Gallery and online via Zoom. The event will be recorded and offered as a catch-up lecture for those who have booked and will be available for two weeks.
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Image above: Liverpool Kingsway Tunnel vent. Photo by Lucy Lavers.