Campaigning for outstanding buildings

Members
Menu

Events Archive

Search C20 Society events in the past, and read reports from our members including event photos.

Search past events

You can look for past events using the search box to the right.

Search
Event name, location

Snap, Crackle and Stevenage: A Vision for a New Age. Walk

Walk - 28/05/2022

Nick Mallinger will lead an afternoon walk around the centre of Stevenage. The UK’s first new town in 1946, it is a masterpiece of mid-century modernism, with one of the first pedestrian town centres in Europe.

Brutalism by Bike: Denys Lasdun’s London

Bike Tour - 21/05/2022

Join members Tim McInnes and Alan Morton for a 30 kilometre bike-based survey tour of Denys Lasdun’s finest contributions to the London skyline. The tour is aimed at the experienced cyclist with a smartphone.

William Mitchell, London. Walk

Walk - 21/05/2022

Dawn Pereira will lead a London walk of the sculptural work of William Mitchell (1925-2020) and share research from her forthcoming book on his work.

SOUTHAMPTON WEEKENDER

Tour - 13/05/2022

A weekend exploring Southampton’s inter-war commercial growth and civic pride, post-war plans and buildings by City Architect Leon Berger, the University, churches, housing, and recent developments in the city.

A Total Artwork: New Perspectives on the Threatened Oldham Mural

Online Event - 10/05/2022

George Mayer-Marton’s ‘dazzling’ Oldham Mural designed in 1955 for the Holy Rosary church is at risk – just as its significance is being better understood. Hear the latest from art historians and campaigners.

‘Streamline in the Suburb’ Hampstead Garden Suburb Walk

Walk - 07/05/2022

A walking tour exploring the 1930s Streamline Moderne architecture of Hampstead Garden Suburb, led by Joe Mathieson of the Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust

Holland Park and Czech Embassy Visit

Walk - 20/04/2022

A walk led by Peter Jamieson and Peter Ruback celebrating some of the best mid-century and brutalist buildings in an area known for High Victorian architecture, and finishing with a visit to the Czech Embassy.

REDISCOVERING REGIONAL PRACTICES 4: Wheeler & Sproson - New from Old. Lecture

Online Event - 14/04/2022

Dr Diane Watters will discuss Wheeler & Sproson (1954-1990) the Scottish architects who pioneered award winning site-sensitive Modern Movement urban renewal in Scotland’s historic burghs in the 1950s and 60s

Catch Up: REDISCOVERING REGIONAL PRACTICES 4: Wheeler & Sproson - New from Old. Lecture

Catch Up Event - 14/04/2022

Church Art and Architecture - A Kentish Pilgrimage

Tour - 09/04/2022

A day in north-west Kent, led by Alan Powers and Julia Twigg, focused on post-war church architecture and design, including glass by Marc Chagall and architecture by Giles Scott, Peter Bosanquet, and Robert Maguire.

Catch Up: REDISCOVERING REGIONAL PRACTICES 3: Percy Thomas Lecture

Catch Up Event - 07/04/2022

Robert Proctor will give an overview of the work and significance of Sir Percy Thomas of Cardiff and his practice.

REDISCOVERING REGIONAL PRACTICES 3: Percy Thomas Lecture

Online Event - 07/04/2022

Robert Proctor will give an overview of the work and significance of Sir Percy Thomas of Cardiff and his practice.

Leamington Spa: Art Deco, Gibberd, Fedeski and more.

Tour - 02/04/2022

A full day in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, led by Julia Lane with Elain Harwood, and showcasing Art Deco as well as listed post war buildings by Henry Fedeski and Frederick Gibberd

Giro de Goldfinger – A London Bike Tour

Bike Tour - 02/04/2022

Join members Tim McInnes and Alan Morton for a 32k six hour bike tour across London with an introductory survey of Ernö Goldfinger’s work in the Capital. The tour is aimed for the experienced cyclist with smartphone.

REDISCOVERING REGIONAL PRACTICES 2: Austin Vernon & Partners in Dulwich Lecture

Online Event - 31/03/2022

Ian McInnes will look in detail at the design and construction of the 1960s residential estates in Dulwich planned by the Dulwich Estate architect, Austin Vernon and Partners.

Catch Up: REDISCOVERING REGIONAL PRACTICES 2: Austin Vernon & Partners in Dulwich Lecture

unknown - 31/03/2022

Ian McInnes will look in detail at the design and construction of the 1960s residential estates in Dulwich planned by the Dulwich Estate architect, Austin Vernon and Partners.

Catch up: REDISCOVERING REGIONAL PRACTICES 1: Stout and Litchfield Lecture

unknown - 24/03/2022

Elain Harwood will discuss Stout and Litchfield who were a small London-based practice founded in the early 1960s specialising in private houses and conversions, and later involved in the self-build movement.

SPRING LECTURE SERIES - PART 2: REDISCOVERING REGIONAL PRACTICES

Online Event - 24/03/2022

The complete series of the second part of the Spring Lectures. The four lectures rediscover regional practices across England, Scotland, and Wales especially of the Post War period. 24/3/2022 to 14/4/2022

REDISCOVERING REGIONAL PRACTICES 1: Stout and Litchfield Lecture

Online Event - 24/03/2022

POSTPONED Modern Houses Spring Back 4: The Modern House & Three New Owners Lecture

Online Event - 17/03/2022

The Modern House was founded by Albert Hill and Matt Gibberd in 2005. They will introduce us to some of their customers to hear about their experiences of upgrade and repair to their homes.

The Modern Great House in the Twenty-first Century

Online Event - 17/03/2022

Alan Powers will consider The Twenty-first Century Great House and how they work in a rural setting.

CATCH UP: Modern Houses Spring Back 3: Crystal Palace, Suffolk Lecture

Catch Up Event - 10/03/2022

The architect James Soane will talk about a 2014 refurbishment project for Crystal Palace. Formerly the Tracey House designed by Michael and Patty Hopkins completed 1978 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Modern Houses Spring Back 3: Crystal Palace, Suffolk Lecture

Online Event - 10/03/2022

The architect James Soane will talk about a 2014 refurbishment project for Crystal Palace. Formerly the Tracey House designed by Michael and Patty Hopkins completed 1978 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Modern Houses Spring Back 2: High Sunderland, Selkirk Lecture

Online Event - 03/03/2022

The architect Peter Womersley (1923-1993) designed High Sunderland near Selkirk, Scotland for textile designer Bernat Klein in 1955. The architects Matt Loader and Iain King will talk about the recent restoration.

Catch Up: Modern Houses Spring Back 2: High Sunderland, Selkirk Lecture

Catch Up Event - 03/03/2022