Exhibition and Events at the Architecture Centre

Exhibition: After the Party: The Legacy of Celebration
This exhibition charts the creation of some of the World’s most extraordinary structures created for the purpose of celebration, including a preview of Britain’s 2012 legacy projects.

Everyone likes a good party and the year of the Diamond Jubilee and Olympic Games have given the UK plenty of opportunity for celebration. Thanks particularly to the Olympics, the UK sees a new set of buildings and public spaces, but how will they fare after the party is over?

The legacy of celebration is explored through images, photographs, drawings and models that present events from the past alongside a preview of our own 2012 legacy projects, including the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, due to open in July 2013. From the Eiffel Tower to the O2 Dome, After the Party not only charts the creation of some of the World’s most extraordinary structures, but also considers how such places are sustained once the party is over, including those that have had a lasting urban impact, transforming entire cities, alongside others that provide more cautionary tales of unexpected consequences, sometimes ending in failure and disaster.

Free Admission
Tuesday 8 January - Sunday 7 April 2013
Open Wednesday to Friday: 11am – 5pm
Saturday and Sunday: 12pm – 5pm
Closed all day Monday and Tuesday

The Architecture Centre New Year Lecture Series 2013

An opportunity to hear leading architects speak in Bristol.
All lectures at Arnolfini
Booking essential through Arnolfini: 0117 917 2300

Michael Manser: Space for Living
Lecture at Arnolfini: 23 January, 18.30, £6/£4
Past president of the RIBA, Michael Manser is one of the country’s leading advocates for innovative house design. Hear the founder of the RIBA Manser Medal present observations from a career that spans over fifty years.
http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/events-michael-manser

Cindy Walters: Space for Education
Lecture at Arnolfini: 30 January, 18.30, £6/£4
One half of Walters & Cohen and recipient of AJ Woman Architect of the Year 2012, Cindy joins us to discuss recent education projects, including Bristol’s Cotham School and the award-winning extension at Colston’s Girls’ School.
http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/events-cindy-walters

Jamie Fobert: Space for Art
Lecture at Arnolfini: 6 February, 18.30, £6/£4
Manser Medal winning architect Jamie Fobert is well known for his work at leading art institutions like Kettle’s Yard and Tate Modern. Join us as he reveals his latest expansion plans for Tate St Ives.
http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/events-jamie-fobert

RIBA Stirling Prize Lecture: Stephen Hodder MBE
Lecture at Arnolfini: 20 February, 18.30, £6/£4
President Elect of the RIBA, Stephen Hodder won the inaugural Stirling Prize for Architecture for the Centenary Building, University of Salford in 1996. He joins us, prior to taking office, to share his thoughts on contemporary practice.

This event is in partnership with the Bristol and Bath branch of the RIBA and the Bristol Society of Architects, and is kindly supported by Ibstock.
http://www.architecturecentre.co.uk/events-stephen-hodder