The RIBA
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Charles Jencks: Critical modernism - the hidden tradition, 2000
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In his lecture for RIBA’s Annual Discourse series, Charles Jencks traces the evolution of architecture and its broader cultural context in the 20th ...
RIBA Radio, Episode 29: The epilogue
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From 18 to 26 November 2021, our annual Inclusion Festival took the form of a dedicated radio station, broadcast live from the bookshop at the RIBA's ...
RIBA Radio, Episode 28: CQ Action - Final panel
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this panel discussion, RIBA Radio looks at the broader context - assessing what the next steps for the profession are. Marsha Ramroop, Director of ...
RIBA Radio, Episode 27: CQ Action - Inclusive outcomes
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hikaru Nissanke, Director at OMMX architects, and AJ 40 under 40; Arthur Mamou-Mani, Architect and Managing Director of Mamou-Mani; and Mark Nagle, Op...
RIBA Radio, Episode 26: CQ Action - Supporting the underrepresented
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding how specific tools can amplify the voices of the underrepresented and support them to progress is a vital part of making the profession ...
RIBA Radio, Episode 25: CQ Action - Adaptations that work
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Siraaj Mitha, Head of Accelerate at Open City; Amy Francis-Smith, Architect and inclusive accessible design specialist; Annette Fisher, FA Global Chai...
RIBA Radio, Episode 24: CQ Strategy - Awareness and impact
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Till, Architect, writer, and Head of Central Saint Martins; and Indy Johar, Executive Director at Dark Matter Labs talk about ways in which div...
RIBA Radio, Episode 23: CQ Strategy - International architects
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding different educational routes and qualifications practised and permitted across the globe can be a complex subject. Timothy Onyenobi, Arc...
RIBA Radio, Episode 22: CQ Strategy - Decolonisation
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Neal Shasore, Head of School and CEO of the London School of Architecture; Dr Corinne Fowler, Professor at the University of Leicester and speciali...
RIBA Radio, Episode 21: CQ Strategy - Inclusive design
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Some say that we shape our buildings, and thereafter, our buildings shape us. In a pre-recorded interview with the Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees discu...
RIBA Radio, Episode 20: CQ Strategy - Menopause with Sally Leech, Henpicked
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a one-to-one session, Marsha Ramroop and Sally Leech, Director at Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace discuss how to talk about menopause so that...
RIBA Radio, Episode 19: CQ Strategy - Working outside London
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
London has the highest concentration of architects in the world – and 70% of the income generated by architecture in the UK comes from London and th...
RIBA Radio, Episode 18: CQ Strategy - Architecture education
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A panel discussion on architecture education with Dr Jenny Russell, Director of Education at RIBA; Charlie Edmond from Future Architects Front (campai...
RIBA Radio, Episode 17: CQ Strategy - Inclusive recruitment
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Susy Ridout, mentor, author, and trainer in the field of neurodiversity; Pooja Agrawal, co-founder of Public Practice and co-host of SOUND ADVICE; and...
RIBA Radio, Episode 16: CQ Knowledge - Disability panel
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Simpson, Architect and access consultant; Ed Warner, government champion for accessible design at Motionspot join Shani Dhanda, disability activi...
RIBA Radio, Episode 15: CQ Knowledge - Disability with Shani Dhanda
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A one-on-one discussion with Shani Dhanda, disability activist, The BBC's 100 Women in 2020. As a keynote speaker and practitioner for inclusion acros...
RIBA Radio, Episode 14: CQ Knowledge - LGBTQ+ lives
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guests Adam Nathaniel Furman, artist, designer, and editor of ‘Queer Spaces’, 2022; Dr Joshua Mardell, architectural historian, and editor of ‘Q...
RIBA Radio, Episode 13: CQ Knowledge - Socio-economic diversity
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Hildrey, Director at Hildrey Studio; Jules Pipe CBE, GLA Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills; Philip Watson, Head of Design and E...
RIBA Radio, Episode 12: CQ Knowledge - Race panel
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning science journalist and author Angela Saini joins Architect and Director of Urban Architecture, Ming Cheng and founding committee member ...
RIBA Radio, Episode 11: CQ Knowledge - Women's panel
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As part of a women's panel, Structural Engineer Roma Agrawal MBE, and Architects Farshid Moussavi OBE and Melodie Leung, discuss a variety of topics f...
RIBA Radio, Episode 10: CQ Knowledge - Women/Gender pay gap/Reproductive health/Flexible working
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion about specific diversity and inclusion challenges where focused initiatives are leading to real change. Zaimal Azad, Senior Campaigns Off...
RIBA Radio, Episode 9: CQ Drive - Motivating yourself
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An inspiring discussion featuring Magid Magid, activist, organiser, founder and Director of Union of Justice; Thomas Young, British paralympic athlete...
RIBA Radio, Episode 8: CQ Drive - Data as a driver for change
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While statistics and numbers are difficult for most of us to wrap our heads around, Ellie Stathaki, Architecture editor at Wallpaper*; Mac Alonge, fou...
RIBA Radio, Episode 7: CQ Drive - Discomfort and white shame
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This open discussion featuring antiracist consultant and clinical social worker Robin Schlenger, Architect Jim Rooney, and Director of Open City Phine...
RIBA Radio, Episode 6: CQ Drive - Getting it wrong
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we sometimes feel fearful that we might get it wrong when working with people who are different from us? Hamza Shaikh, Architectural designer a...
RIBA Radio, Episode 5: Overview - Inclusion in architecture
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A panel consisting of Sumita Singha OBE, Architect and RIBA Councillor; Tom Guy, Architect and founder of Architecture LGBTQ+; and Muyiwa Oki, Archite...
RIBA Radio, Episode 4: Overview - The RIBA Inclusion Charter
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Architect & Development Manager Yemi Aladerun, and Vice President for Students & Associates at the RIBA Maryam Al-Irhayim, reflect on the RIBA’s own...
RIBA Radio, Episode 3: Overview - Unconscious bias with Pragya Agarwal
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Pragya Agarwal, behavioural and data scientist, consultant, speaker, and author of ‘SWAY’ and ‘Wish We Knew What To Say: Talking with Childre...
RIBA Radio, Episode 2: Overview - What Is CQ with David Livermore
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Livermore, President of the Cultural Intelligence (CQ Center) introduces the CQ behavioural framework - through which we can strategically use c...
RIBA Radio, Episode 1: The prologue
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From 18 to 26 November 2021, our annual Inclusion Festival took the form of a dedicated radio station, broadcast live from the bookshop at the RIBA's ...
Charles Jencks: “Postmodernism: true inheritor of Modernism” at RIBA, 1982
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1982, architectural historian and cultural theorist Charles Jencks took to the stage at RIBA to deliver a polemical and playful lecture: "Postmoder...
Arata Isozaki Royal Gold Medal acceptance speech at RIBA, 1986
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The 1986 Royal Gold Medal for architecture was awarded to Japanese architect Arata Isozaki. His acceptance speech is now available online for the firs...
Bridget Riley at RIBA, 1984
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Acclaimed artist Bridget Riley discusses her work for Royal Liverpool Hospital and reveals how it was influenced by the art of ancient Egypt, in this ...
Balkrishna Doshi at RIBA, 1991
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Balkrishna Doshi gives a deeply philosophical reflection on the architecture and culture of India in a talk at the RIBA in 1991, now digitised from th...
Christo And Jeanne-Claude at RIBA, 1995
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1995, fresh from the success of their famed Wrapped Reichstag, acclaimed artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude spoke at the RIBA, recalling the project...
Sam Webb's "People in High Places" lecture about Ronan Point, 1988
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a passionate and moving lecture at the RIBA, architect Sam Webb reflects on his work investigating and campaigning for better building safety follo...
Elaine Denby speaks at "Pioneers: Women Architects and Their Work", 1986
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Elaine Denby reflects on her career at a talk at the RIBA in 1986 chaired by Lynne Walker.
Rosemary Stjernstedt speaks at "Pioneers: Women Architects and Their Work", 1986
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rosemary Stjernstedt reflects on her career at a talk at the RIBA in 1986 chaired by Lynne Walker.
Patricia Tindale speaks at "Pioneers: Women Architects and Their Work", 1986
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Patricia Tindale reflects on her career at a talk at the RIBA in 1986 chaired by Lynne Walker.
Jane Drew speaks at "Pioneers: Women Architects and Their Work", 1986
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Drew reflects on her career at a talk at the RIBA in 1986 chaired by Lynne Walker. Image: Jane Drew talking at the Institute of Contemporary Art...
David Chipperfield at RIBA, 1987
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sir David Chipperfield speaks at a 'Young Lions' event at the RIBA in 1987, when his practice was only a couple of years old. He talks about early ret...
Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour Q+A, 2005
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
RSHP partners Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour chat with Paul Finch about key projects, collaboration, and designing buildings that give back to their ci...
Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour in conversation, 2005
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
RSHP partners Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour chat about key projects, collaboration, and designing buildings that give back to their cities at this eve...
Richard Rogers' Royal Gold Medal speech at RIBA, 1985
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Rogers talks about the crisis of style facing architecture in 1985, when he gave this powerful speech after being awarded the Royal Gold Medal...
Zaha Hadid's Stephen Lawrence Memorial Lecture, 2011
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh from winning the RIBA Stirling Prize, Zaha Hadid gives the annual Stephen Lawrence Memorial lecture in 2011. In a talk captured in archival foot...
Zaha Hadid's Charles Jencks Lecture at RIBA, 2006
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Zaha Hadid's Charles Jencks Lecture at the RIBA in 2006, captured in archival footage from the RIBA Collections, she talks about her exhibition at ...
Miriam Wornum lecture on 66 Portland Place at RIBA, 1984
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Miriam Wornum recalls the building of RIBA's HQ at 66 Portland Place in the 1930s, including her contributions to the design and what life was like on...
RIBA Road To Recovery - 7. Clients and communities
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 7 in RIBA's Road to Recovery series, 'Clients and communities' Have clients' needs changed since the global pandemic? Has can this prompt us ...
RIBA Road To Recovery - 6. Supporting mental wellbeing
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 6 in RIBA's Road to Recovery series, 'Supporting mental wellbeing' What is it about the architecture profession that affects mental health sp...
RIBA Road To Recovery - 5. Leading through uncertainty
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 5 in RIBA's Road to Recovery series, 'Leading through uncertainty' Who's able to take part in leadership? What leadership styles are effectiv...
RIBA Road To Recovery - 4. Maintaining business momentum
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 4 in RIBA's Road to Recovery series, 'Maintaining business momentum' How can architects remain focused on business during times of crisis, an...
RIBA Road To Recovery - 3. Building Resilience
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 3 in RIBA's Road to Recovery series, 'Building resilience'. How should architects build practice resilience and adapt to new ways of working ...
RIBA Road to Recovery - 2. Learning From Crisis
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 2 in RIBA's Road to Recovery series, 'Learning from Crisis'. What have architects learned from previous economic or political crises that the...
RIBA Road To Recovery - 1. Defining Recovery
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1 in RIBA's Road to Recovery series, 'Defining Recovery'. What does recovery look like for architectural practices after Covid-19? We're join...