{"title":"the modernist X BDP talks series","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModernist x BDP\u003c\/strong\u003e is a talks series bringing together experts, writers, researchers and commentators to explore the ideas, buildings and designers that shaped twentieth century architecture and design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eHosted in partnership between Modernist — the magazine and community dedicated to modern architecture — and BDP, one of the UK's leading architecture and design practices, the series offers an informal space to dig into the stories behind the buildings we live and work in, the movements that defined them, and the people who made them possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-modernist-x-bdp-present-the-bdp-talk-series-4-1","title":"the modernist x BDP present  - The BDP Talk Series. 4.1 - Holly Smith : Up in the Air - A History of High Rise Britain 26\/11\/25","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWednesday 26th November \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Please note this event is on a Wednesday and not our normal Thursday*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6.15PM FOR A 6.30PM START BDP, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/11+Ducie+St,+Manchester+M1+2JB\/@53.4797864,-2.2330042,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x487bb1bdc5a3b9e3:0x873704a33d416300!8m2!3d53.4797864!4d-2.2308155\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e11 Ducie St, Manchester M1 2JB\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.versobooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/3278-up-in-the-air?srsltid=AfmBOopBL_8_n5eH4HTWJHwWJ_9CnaDGo_6VNhN0i95c5S1u3HNoym88\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUp in the Air: A History of High Rise Britain\u003c\/a\u003e captures the history of modern Britain through its most contentious symbol: the high-rise block. High-rise council housing is often held up as the tombstone of the welfare state. By looking at grassroots struggles across a range of estates, Holly Smith’s new book shows instead how these buildings have acted as a crucible for the welfare state’s reimagination. Up in the Air explores Britain’s multistorey council housing from the perspective of its residents. It unearths forgotten stories, including the grassroots activism that followed the Ronan Point scandal, the tenacity of a trailblazing tenants’ co-operative, and a Liverpudlian high-rise internet television channel steered by pensioners. The book is a rich history of political struggle within Britain’s most misunderstood buildings. It traces an unfinished battle for justice, offering essential lessons for the future of public housing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDr Holly Smith is a historian of architecture and protest. She is a Fellow at St John’s College, University of Cambridge, and an advisor to Tower Blocks UK, an advocacy group for high-rise safety.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/6829\/4349\/files\/A312-50-World-Famous-Architectural-Logo-BDP_160x160.jpg?v=1677601365\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThank you to BDP for supporting this event.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e**NB we do not send out tickets for these events - your name will be added to an attendee list. Refunds can only be offered for cancellations made up to seven days before the event**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"themodernistshop","offers":[{"title":"Full price","offer_id":56102766379381,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Concession","offer_id":56102766412149,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/6829\/4349\/files\/BookCover.jpg?v=1760542205"},{"product_id":"the-modernist-x-bdp-present-the-bdp-talk-series-4-2-song-of-the-suburbs5-12-25","title":"the modernist x BDP present  - The BDP Talk Series. 4.2 - Film Screening and Discussion - 'Song of the Suburbs' with film maker Graham Williamson and author John Grindrod 10\/12\/25","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWednesday 10th December \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Please note this event is on a Wednesday and not our normal Thursday*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6.15PM FOR A 6.30PM START BDP, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/11+Ducie+St,+Manchester+M1+2JB\/@53.4797864,-2.2330042,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x487bb1bdc5a3b9e3:0x873704a33d416300!8m2!3d53.4797864!4d-2.2308155\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e11 Ducie St, Manchester M1 2JB\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIntroduction to the film by film maker \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGraham Williamson \u003c\/strong\u003efollowed by the short 20 minute film concluding with a discussion with author \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Grindrod\u003c\/strong\u003e and Graham. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAs part of the BFI National Archive’s Our Screen Heritage programme, I’ve compiled\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003enearly a century of archive footage from movies, television, amateur film and video and the internet to tell the story of the British suburbs. Are they conformist or eccentric? Conservative or radical? Normal or surreal? \u003ci\u003eSong of the Suburbs\u003c\/i\u003e reveals they're all these things, and much more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong the things you'll see in this film are: extreme slum clearance allotments, the foundation of the welfare state, poltergeists in suburban London, the North Korean embassy in a suburban semi, the rise of new towns, the fall of the high-rise flat, solstice rituals at Milton Keynes, house name plates, extremely dangerous children's games, a house shaped like a UFO, a child stroking a caterpillar, and a man who has redecorated his entire home in 1970s fashions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe footage gathered includes TikToks and YouTube travelogues, silent documentaries made by anti-slum campaigners, films by Jill Craigie and Charlotte Regan, animation from Bob Godfrey and Derek Phillips, Super 8 home movies and student films, news reports from \u003ci\u003eNationwide\u003c\/i\u003e, government information films and more, all to tell the story of a part of Britain too often mislabelled as boring.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGraham Williamson\u003c\/strong\u003e is an artist and film-maker whose work frequently examines the social and folkloric history of overlooked places. 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In fact many colleagues are convinced he still lives there.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eQuite early on he came to realise that collecting ephemera and artefacts of all kinds was an obsessive component of a developing creative lifestyle. Subconsciously yet implicitly exploring their connectivity became a central motivator for his whole life, the results of which have permeated his attitude to life and work for an entire career. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eReflecting on the things that have inspired him, and referencing various aspects of an enduring modernist influence, this talk is about recognising the importance he places on the way things connect, what he has learned from such connections, and how he continues to bring them into play in all he does.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-textformat='{\"size\":10}' data-header=\"8968820\" data-width=\"642.8159999999999\" class=\"zw-paragraph heading8968820\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMalcolm Garrett MBE RDI \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eCreative Director, Assorted Images \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAt art school in Manchester in 1977 Malcolm Garrett established the fledgling graphic design company Assorted Images to design record sleeves for local bands Buzzcocks and Magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOn graduating in 1978 he moved to London, where later, in 1983, he partnered with Kasper de Graaf, the former editor of arts and culture magazine New Sounds New Styles, expanding the client base more generally into arts and media. Together they worked for numerous bands including Duran Duran and Simple Minds, as well as arts organisations such as ICA, Museum of Modern Art Oxford and Michael Clark Company. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eHaving introduced desktop computers into the design studio in the mid 1980s, he was soon enticed by the potential of the rapidly developing field of digital media. Teaming up with a fresh creative talent, Alasdair Scott, he launched the pioneering digital agency, AMX, in 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFollowing a short stint working in Toronto in interactive cinema and exhibition design he returned to London to reconnect with both Kasper and Alasdair working across variety of design projects both digital and analogue. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn 2000 Malcolm became the first Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) in ‘new media’, and now represents the Royal Designers as Chairman of the Sir Misha Black Awards Committee, which recognises excellence and innovation in design education worldwide. 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Refunds can only be offered for cancellations made up to seven days before the event**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"themodernistshop","offers":[{"title":"Full price","offer_id":56891527201141,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Concession","offer_id":56891527233909,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/6829\/4349\/files\/1_2_74ceeacb-7592-4f18-9573-c9288ea3eb06.jpg?v=1775666474"},{"product_id":"the-modernist-x-bdp-london-present-the-bdp-talk-series-1-3","title":"the modernist x BDP London present  - The BDP Talk Series. 1.3 - Peter Halliday -  Cabinology - in search of the mid-century holiday home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTuesday 26th May 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6.15PM FOR A 6.30PM START \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBDP London \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/BDP\/@51.524032,-0.1024711,18z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x48761b50c0e77cab:0x40ab98bdb0d16ad7!8m2!3d51.5240303!4d-0.1011836!16s%2Fg%2F1tdrwt8v?entry=ttu\u0026amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16 Brewhouse Yard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/BDP\/@51.524032,-0.1024711,18z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x48761b50c0e77cab:0x40ab98bdb0d16ad7!8m2!3d51.5240303!4d-0.1011836!16s%2Fg%2F1tdrwt8v?entry=ttu\u0026amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClerkenwell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/BDP\/@51.524032,-0.1024711,18z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x48761b50c0e77cab:0x40ab98bdb0d16ad7!8m2!3d51.5240303!4d-0.1011836!16s%2Fg%2F1tdrwt8v?entry=ttu\u0026amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLondon EC1V 4LJ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCabinology – in search of the mid-century holiday home \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eToday, the words “architect- designed holiday home” may conjure up images of a dramatic cliff-top villa complete with infinity pool, bi-fold doors, plenty of glass and light, and perhaps some tasteful cedar cladding or Corten steel sheeting thrown in for good measure. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBack in the post-war era, it was all very different. Many of the biggest beasts in the architectural jungle – the likes of Basil Spence, the Smithsons, and even Le Corbusier – designed their own holiday homes. And they typically went for basic, cabin-like structures: carefully considered, modestly sized, simply furnished, primarily constructed from wood, and very close to nature. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe approach spilled over into the mainstream. Cabin park developers across the UK, keen to instil some glitz and glamour into their prospective resorts, commissioned renowned regional architects to conjure up something special.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eExamples include designs by Mervyn Seal in the Southwest, Morris \u0026amp; Steedman in Scotland, and Hird \u0026amp; Brooks in Wales. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs well as emulating the work of their high-profile peers, they often borrowed from the lively summerhouse cultures of Scandinavia and Central Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn this talk, we take a scamper through this largely forgotten genre of modernist architecture.To set the context, we look at several standout examples from the UK, Europe and the USA.  We then zero in on the work of Hird \u0026amp; Brooks. Celebrated Welsh architects, they are best known for a series of impossibly sleek, Scandi-style modernist villas scattered across the Vale of Glamorgan, for which they won 17 major awards. But the self-proclaimed highlight of their glittering careers was their work in holiday cabins – including a couple of little-known parks in Wales, with outliers in Cornwall, Yorkshire and Argyll. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe talk is by Peter Halliday, a writer, photographer and proud owner of a near-pristine Hird \u0026amp; Brooks cabin. 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