Thursday 4 May 2017

Culture and Business of Architecture

RIBA Events: The Third Degree Debates

6pm—8pm

Join RIBA Ambassadors Elena Tsolakis and Chris Williamson as they are quizzed on their thoughts and ideas about the future of architecture and architects. Both provocative, the event will explore how we should interact and communicate the culture of architecture given the huge advances in technology that have already happened and are predicted. It will also examine how technology can, rather than promote a 'sci-fi distopia' instead, create and sustain a civilised society.

They will be forensically questioned and interrogated by a panel of experts and a voice of the future from the Manchester School of Architecture.

Speakers and Panellists include:

• Elena Tsolakis, Director, Kyriakos Tsolakis Architects and RIBA Ambassador for Culture of Architecture
• Chris Williamson, Founding Partner, Western Williamson + Partners and RIBA Ambassador for Business Skills
• Matt Lovell, Director, Arup
• Richmal Wigglesworth, Architect, Sheppard Robson
• Ben Carter, Student, Manchester School of Architecture