The 2003-2004 Lecture Series

THE ARCHITECTURAL IMAGE
Tuesday 7 October.
Tour 6.00pm University Gallery. Lecture 7.00pm Sallis Benney Theatre
In association with the University of Brighton,Helen Binet and David Robson.
A lecture and guided tour to complement Images of Place - an exhibition of drawings and photographs of the work of Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa

Helen Binet will talk about photographing architecture. Her subject is the play of light and shadow in architectural space. Stunning examples of her luminous prints can be seen in her interpretations of Geoffrey Bawa’s buildings, as they form part of the show in the University of Brighton Grand Parade Gallery. (4 -18 October).

Geoffrey Bawa, who died last May, was for 40 years one of the leading architects in Asia. Professor David Robson, curator of the exhibition, is the author of a highly acclaimed monograph on his work.

David will show Regency Society members around the exhibition prior to the lecture.

TALL STOREYS
Tuesday 11 November
7.00pm Sallis Benney Theatre

Nicholas Antram, Assistant Director, English Heritage, London Region,and
Ian McInnes, Chairman of The Dulwich Society planning & architecture group will lead a discussion on the merits and demerits of tall buildings.

The proposed towers of Brighton & Hove have fuelled a local debate on tall buildings. This evening we look at the subject of tall buildings in a broader context. What kind of urban environment do we want to achieve? What form should urban buildings take? What qualities can tall buildings add to a townscape – and what are their benefits in terms of public space and long-term economic impact?

There will be short presentations, followed by an audience discussion. Nicholas Antram is an architectural historian and town planner with wide experience on new developments in historic areas. He has contributed to the policy formation on tall buildings in London.
Ian McInnes, practising architect and member of the Twentieth Century Society casework committee has written about, and has particular interest in buildings of the 50's and 60's.

The Sallis Benney café will be open for coffee and refreshments from 6.30 pm until the lecture.

TALL TOWERS
Tuesday 2 December
7.00pm The Music Room, The Royal Pavilion

Representatives from the Victorian Society and English Heritage lead a discussion on the future of Brighton’s churches.

The Brighton and Hove Pastoral Strategy Review, published in June, has caused anger and disappointment as it plans to close several of Brighton’s famous, listed landmarks in an effort to help other Church of England parishes in the city become more financially viable. The theological-parish ministry issues may take time to resolve, but this Review represents a major, pressing architectural problem for the city.

The forms, mass and heights of many churches mean that they must be considered as part of the current study on the placing of towers in Brighton and Hove.

Their possible demolition raises further issues which other towns and cities are also facing: What does one do with all the redundant churches?

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MEMORIAL PLAQUES ON BUILDINGS IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE

Members of the Regency Society Committee have carried out a detailed survey of the various memorial plaques in the city and have compiled the first definitive list of these plaques, which includes their location and their current state of repair.

Our spring lecture series will relate to those remembered – or not remembered – on these plaques and will result in a special publication.

Tuesday 13 January 7.00pm, Sallis Benney Theatre
ARTISTS IN BRIGHTON - An introduction to the city's memorial plaques
Eileen Hollingdale, of the Regency Society Committee, introduces the evening and presents the Society's latest results into the memorial plaques of Brighton & Hove. Nicholas Antram of English Heritage will talk about the history of the London Blue Plaque scheme and how it is now being extended nationally

Tuesday 10 February 7.00pm, Salvation Army Citadel, Park Crescent
MUSICIANS IN BRIGHTON - A visit to the new building, followed by a short lecture on Brighton Musicians and music. Members of the Citadel and the architects for the building, David Greenwood and Mark Jefferson of the Salvation Army Architects (now part of Swanke, Hayden Connell International Limited) will be joining us for this event.

Tuesday 9 March 7.00pm Dorset Gardens Methodist Church
PREACHERS AND PHILOSOPHERS IN BRIGHTON - A visit to the new building folowed by a short lecture.Members of the congregation and the architects for the building, Saville Jones, will be joining us for this event.

Tuesday 6 April 7.00pm The Music Room, The Royal Pavilion
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & THE PURSUIT OF PARADISE with JANE BROWN
Jane Brown is the author of many books including "Gardens of a Golden Afternoon","Lutyens and the Edwardians" and the gardening biographies of Vita Sackville-West, Lanning Roper and the American landscape gardener Beatrix Farrand.
None of our city’s major landscape gardeners is commemorated with a plaque.
We hope that Jane Brown’s talk will encourage members to suggest remedying this.

During its history, a number of key figures have made outstanding contributions to the public gardens of Brighton & Hove.Henry Phillips, the Regency botanist and landscape gardener, who lived in Bedford Square and Regent Place, created the gardens of Sussex Square - as well as a very short-lived, huge domed conservatory with an oriental garden in Palmeira Square! More recently, his writings were a valuable source on Regency planting styles for the restoration of the Royal Pavilion’s garden.

Captain B.H.MacLaren was Superintendent of Parks for Brighton in the 1920s. He laid out the Boating Pool and Sunken Gardens on the seafront and the much admired Rockery opposite Preston Park. His successors Ray Evison and Mike Griffin also carried out important work on the city’s landscape gardens.

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