Events: detail
Concrete Elegance: Contemporary Landscape and Concrete Architecture
- Hosted by:
- The Building Centre
- Speaker:
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Borja Ferrater, Carlos Ferrater Architects, Barcelona
Liza Fior, muf architecture/art
- Starts:
- September 19, 2007 at 07:30 pm
- Ends:
- September 19, 2007 at 09:00 pm
- Location:
- The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
The event will consist of two talks. Firstly Borja Ferrater of Carlos Ferrater Architects will discuss Barcelona Botanic Gardens where the juxtaposition of vertical corten steel panels and terraces of zigzag pathways, concrete drainage channels and retaining walls emphasises the angularity of the site and planting arrangements. The sharply angled concrete has been cut, sliced and inserted into the landscape.
In the second talk, Liza Fior of muf architecture/ art will examine the Museum Pavilion at St Albans, where the concrete facade uses oyster shell aggregate, reintroducing a Roman building material into the construction, while a tilted mirror soffit gives glimpses of the Roman mosaic floor inside.
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
This event is free of charge and will be followed by a drinks reception. Please book online via our website: www.buildingcentretrust.org
The Concrete Elegance series is produced by the Concrete Centre in association with the Building Centre Trust.
For more information
- Contact person:
- The Building Centre
- Website:
- Concrete Elegance: Contemporary Landscape and Concrete Architecture
