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The Mildmay Club, London: a 1960s time capsule Tour

Tour - 11/09/2024

A chance to visit the interior of a social club, once a working men's club founded in 1888. Built in 1900 the interior was refurbished after 1945 and little has changed since.

Haggerston School, Hackney - Erno Goldfinger for the London County Council (1964-67)

Book Launch Party for Ernö Goldfinger by Elain Harwood and Alan Powers

Event - 10/09/2024

Twentieth Century Society Book Launch Party for Ernö Goldfinger by Elain Harwood and Alan Powers, the 25th volume in the series ’Twentieth Century Architects’, published in collaboration with Historic England and Liverpool University Press.

Carlo Scarpa in the Veneto Study Tour

Tour - 04/09/2024

Carlo Scarpa is one of the greatest figures of Italian modern architecture. The tour will be led by Valeria Carullo and include the most important projects he realised in his native region, the Veneto.

Modern Buildings in Greenwich Walk

Walk - 31/08/2024

Ana Sutherland will lead a walk looking at buildings, by Trevor Dannat, Brian Meeking, Julian Sofaer, Gordon and Ursula Bowyer, and James Gowan. She will explain their origins, connections between their architects, clients, and the area.

South Row, Blackheath (Eric Lyons for Span).

Modern Buildings on the Cator Estate, Blackheath Walk

Walk - 24/08/2024

Ana Sutherland will lead a visit to a series of Span estates (1954-1984) by Eric Lyons, and houses by Patrick Gwynne, Walter Greaves and Peter Moro. She will explain the history of Span, the buildings, and connections.

Beagles postcard of the Royal Artillery Memorial, Hyde Park Corner - Lionel Pearson, Charles Sergeant Jagger (1921).

The War Memorials of Westminster Walk

Walk - 11/08/2024

A morning walking tour of War Memorials in Westminster from Hyde Park Corner to the Cenotaph led by Jon Wright.

Bedales School Walk

Walk - 03/08/2024

Tour of Bedales School, including Ernest Gimson’s Grade 1 listed Memorial Library, with Otto Saumarez Smith and Alastair Langlands

Smallbrook Ringway and Station Street, Birmingham Walking Tour

Walk - 21/07/2024

Joe Holyoak will be leading a walking tour of Smallbrook Ringway and Station Street.

An Introduction to Hampstead Modernism Reprise Walk - SOLD OUT

Walk - 21/07/2024

Alan Powers will lead a reprise of his morning walk last year in Hampstead which has the greatest concentration of 1930s modernist buildings in the UK each with an intriguing story to tell. We will also visit the Isokon building.

Vauxhall Bus Station – Image credit: Arup

Station to Station: Waterloo to Vauxhall Walk

Walk - 10/07/2024

Doug Black will lead a walk from Waterloo to Vauxhall looking at the 20th century architecture and the more recent developments that have followed the river and the railway.

Cardiff Walk and Bus Tour

Tour - 06/07/2024

Following on from the AGM, this walk and bus tour will visit a selection of the impressive C20 architecture around Cardiff.

C20 AGM 2024 (MEETING ONLY): ZOOM

AGM - 06/07/2024

The C20 AGM 2024 will be held the Council Chamber at the Temple of Peace in Cathays Park, Cardiff.

C20 AGM 2024 (MEETING ONLY): IN PERSON

AGM - 06/07/2024

The C20 AGM 2024 will be held the Council Chamber at the Temple of Peace in Cathays Park, Cardiff.

Miners' Modernism - Pithead Baths: Past, Present, Future lecture

Talk - 01/07/2024

An illustrated talk by Gary Boyd, Professor of Architecture at Queen’s University Belfast on a new collaborative research project between Queen’s University Belfast and the Twentieth Century Society.

Dalle-de-verre at St Peter's Church, Hall Green, Birmingham. Image: Rev. Martin Stephenson

Dalle-de-Verre at St Peter's Church, Hall Green, Birmingham Visit

Trips - 30/06/2024

Katriona Bryne will lead a visit to the newly listed church of St Peter’s in the Hall Green suburb of Birmingham. We will see the wonderful windows of dalle-de-verre glass by Tristan Ruhlmann installed in 1964.

Sketching the South Bank Walk

Walk - 29/06/2024

Carlos Finlay will lead an architectural life-drawing walk of London’s South Bank, aimed at anyone with an interest in sketching (no prior experience required!). The walk will comprise a series of short talks and sketches.

West Lodge, Graham Brooks' family home, restored in the 1960s

Online: Buildings on Paper: Sources from the RCAHMW Archives

Talk - 18/06/2024

Graham Brooks (1928–2020) was an important architect working in Wales in the 20th century. This talk is based around the fairly substantial archive of his work that was deposited with us at the National Monuments Record of Wales in February 2020.

Coming of Age: Waterloo International Terminal at 30

Walk - 18/06/2024

Led by C20 Society and the architects Grimshaw, this special tour for London Festival of Architecture will explore the landmark former Eurostar International Terminal at Waterloo (1993-94) as it reaches 30 years old.

Brixton Granville Market – Image credit: Barry Scowen Photography

Markets, Murals and Multiculturalism in Brixton Walk

Walk - 12/06/2024

Doug Black will lead a walk around the fascinatingly diverse architecture of Brixton town centre and the development around its periphery.

1935 - Lancelot Keay (assistant John Hughes) - St Andrew's Gardens, Liverpool

In person: Gavin Stamps’ Interwar: A celebration

Lecture - 30/05/2024

Gavin Stamp's widow the author Rosemary Hill will discuss the challenging process of editing Gavin’s landmark history of British architecture between the Great War and the Blitz

Online: Gavin Stamps’ Interwar: A celebration

Online Event - 30/05/2024

Gavin Stamp's widow the author Rosemary Hill will discuss the challenging process of editing Gavin’s landmark history of British architecture between the Great War and the Blitz

The Palm Springs of Portugal Tour - SOLD OUT

Trips - 16/05/2024

A three-day tour led by Richard Walker will visit the Art Deco and mid-century modern architecture of Faro, Faro beach and neighbouring Olhão. The tour will include local towns and beach community and mainly walking.

Isle of Man Weekender - BOOKING CLOSED

Tour - 03/05/2024

Andrew Jackson will lead a bank holiday weekend to the Isle of Man – somewhere the Society has never previously visited. The Island will be explored by steam train, Manx Electric Railway and on foot.

In person: The Life and Work of Friedensreich Hundertwasser Lecture – EVENT RESCHEDULED

Lecture - 30/04/2024

A talk by Brent Smith on the eccentric genius Hundertwasser whose ideas were way ahead of his time. The talk will cover his naked lectures. his amazing body of work – buildings, paintings, writing, postage stamps, flags and much more.

Online: The Life and Work of Friedensreich Hundertwasser Lecture – EVENT RESCHEDULED

Online Event - 30/04/2024