Architecture on Stage: Gordon Benson

The British architect and co-founder of Benson + Forsyth will talk about the historical and cultural influences that have shaped the practice

Starts:

07:00pm, Thursday, 28 March 2019

Until:

09:00pm, Thursday, 28 March 2019

Venue:

Frobisher Hall 1, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS

Tickets:

Tickets are available from the Barbican website for Barbican members from 12 Dec and on general release from 15 December

This is a past event

On graduating from the Architectural Association in the late nineteen sixties, Gordon Benson and Alan Forsyth joined the architects department of the London Borough of Camden where they were responsible for a series of pioneering housing projects including the Branch Hill estate in Hampstead.  Benson & Forsyth's subsequent projects have included the extensions of the Museum of Scotland (1998) and National Gallery of Ireland (2002) and most recently, Gabriel Square, a major housing scheme in St Albans (2017).

Interior of National Gallery of Ireland

National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin (2002)

 Branch Hill Hampstead

Branch Hill, Hampstead (1978)

 Scottish Parliament model, Leith

Proposed Scottish Parliament model (1998)

The Architecture Foundation programmes Architecture on Stage in partnership with the Barbican Centre.