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21st Century Architecture: EDUCATION with Simon Henley (Henley Halebrown) + mystery architect (RSHP)
Learn more about some of the best 21st-century architecture from the people who made it happen. We’ve paired leading architects and academics for themed lectures where they will present their work, before sitting down to discuss their individual approaches to similar projects. Education – Simon Henley of Henley Halebrown will present Hackney New Primary School (2020). The project combines a 350-pupil primary school with an apartment building. It won the RIBA National Award, Neave Brown Award and was shortlisted for Stirling Prize in 2022. Second speaker will be an architect from RSHP, talking about their award-winning Mossbourne Community Academy (2004) in East London. When completed, the school was the largest timber-framed structure in the UK. Chimney-like towers extract hot air from inside and compose a distinctive roofline, betraying the practice's High-Tech roots. Chaired by Catherine Croft (C20). The event is chaired by Catherine Croft – C20 director and writer. She leads a course on concrete for conservation professionals at West Dean College. Simon Henley is a Principal at Henley Halebrown. He studied at the University of Liverpool and the University of Oregon, USA. He combines practice with teaching and research – he is a postgraduate MArch unit master at Kingston University, London. He wrote Architecture of Parking (Thames & Hudson, 2007), won the RIBA International Book Award for Construction in 2008, and Redefining Brutalism (RIBA Publications, 2017). Simon is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an Academy of Urbanism Academician and Brother of the Art Workers Guild. The series coincides with the new C20 book 100 21st Century Buildings (2026, Batsfords). To book an online ticket for this lecture, click here. Buy the whole lecture series and save. The ticket price includes a glass of wine and a contribution to our casework and campaigns. Note: This event is hybrid and is being run both in-person at Cowcross Street Gallery and online via Zoom. The event will be recorded and offered as a catch-up lecture for those who have booked and will be available for two weeks.
- Talks
- Twentieth-century design
