BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2224@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20170617 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20170917 DTSTAMP:20170821T115041Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/riba-north-liverpoole-mover-shak er-architectural-risk-taker/ SUMMARY:RIBA North: RIBA North: Liverpool(e): Mover\, Shaker\, Architectura l Risk-Taker DESCRIPTION:Liverpool(e): Mover\, Shaker\, Architectural Risk-Taker \n\nTue sday - Sunday 10am - 5pm\n\nThe first exhibition at RIBA North\, the new n ational architecture centre on the Liverpool Waterfront\, which opens on 1 7 June to the public. Celebrating Liverpool’s architectural ambition and history\, the show features over 30 original drawings\, models and waterc olours from the RIBA Collections for designs for Liverpool that were never realised. Many of the drawings are on display to the public for the first time thanks to National Lottery players\, as they have been restored by a £67\,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Collectively\, they reveal much about the process behind Liverpool’s development\, from arc hitectural competitions to speculative ideas that were not realised. Datin g from the 1700’s to the mid 20th century\, highlights of the exhibition range from a Seaman’s Memorial on the Waterfront to drawings by Sir Den ys Lasdun\, Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Giles Gilbert Scott for the city’s two famous cathedrals.\n\nIn a newly commissioned film\, leading architec ts look at Liverpool’s architectural audacity\, its willingness to consi der unconventional schemes and how this maverick enthusiasm has resulted i n the dramatic and celebrated skyline we see today.\n\nJoseph Sharples\, c o-curator of the exhibition and author of the Pevsner Architectural Guide to Liverpool\, says: ‘The RIBA Drawings Collection is an astonishing res ource\, but its riches are not widely known among non-specialists. This is a great opportunity for audiences in Liverpool to see some of its treasur es. Superb watercolours of the original proposals for St George’s Hall s how how this famous Liverpool landmark reached its final form\, while vivi d sketches by Sir Edwin Lutyens for the Roman Catholic cathedral give a se nse of direct contact with the architect’s creative process. Many of the Liverpool-related drawings in the RIBA were made as entries for design co mpetitions\, and this suggested the theme of the exhibition. With its dyna mism and its exceptional setting\, Liverpool has always challenged archite cts to design bold – and sometimes controversial – schemes. To see the se unbuilt projects gathered together is a reminder that today’s city is the result of countless choices between alternative visions. The creativi ty Liverpool has inspired in the past can be a benchmark for the future. ’\n\nAmongst the ambitious proposals is a design for the Liverpool Angli can Cathedral by Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson from 1901/1902. He propos ed a hexagonal space with pairs of unusual radiating transepts\, like the petals of a flower. It would have been roofed with a dome\, and the transe pts would have had huge windows\, flooding the space with light. Sir Giles Gilbert Scott won the contest but Nicholson was able to reuse his idea fo r the chapel of Clifton College in Bristol.\n\nStirrat Johnson Marshall en visioned a bridge over St James’s Cemetery with thrilling views for an e xercise at Liverpool School of Architecture. He envisaged a ponderous Goth ic viaduct with a dizzying height.\n\nAnother vast-scaled idea on display is by Graeme Shankland who reinvented Liverpool’s skyline. On a two metr e wide panorama visitors can get a glimpse at what the planning consultant imagined for an urban renewal after two thirds of the city’s buildings were declared to be obsolete during the 1960s.\n\nAt the same time\, Sir D enys Lasdun wanted to introduce his new Brutalist style to Liverpool. The architect\, who is well-known for the National Theatre in London\, designe d a new Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral with a distinctive roof of a shallow cone\, folded into deep furrows and ridges probably intended to b e made of concrete and glass. His entry was rejected and instead Frederick Gibberd got to leave his mark in the city.\n\nRIBA North is a new nationa l architecture centre and cultural destination on the waterfront in Liverp ool. At the heart of RIBA North is the purpose built gallery space\, which will host a bold programme of temporary exhibitions\, showcasing new and innovative approaches to architectural practice as well as the historic RI BA Collections\, the nation’s richest resource of architecture drawings\ , photographs and prints\, dating from the late 15th century to the presen t day. There will also be architectural city tours\, workshops for young p eople and children\, a selection of talks and debates and a new café and shop. The centre is situated in Mann Island\, a building designed by Matt Brook of Broadway Malyan which won a RIBA North West award in 2015.\n\nThe launch exhibition has been made possible by money raised by National Lott ery players and funding from Broadway Malyan. As well as supporting the pr oduction of the exhibition the National Lottery grant from HLF enabled the RIBA to undertake conservation on 30 items from the RIBA Collection\, mak ing them stable enough to be put on public display for the first time.\n\n Nathan Lee\, Head of HLF North West\, said: “Liverpool’s bold and stun ning architecture is nationally\, and internationally\, renowned. We’re delighted that money raised by National Lottery players can enable RIBA No rth to open with this fascinating exhibition\, celebrating the city’s ar chitectural heritage and offering a glimpse into how the cityscape might h ave looked.” ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2017/04/RIBA94548-e1492007418714.jpg LOCATION:RIBA North\, 21 Mann Island\, Liverpool Waterfront\, Liverpool\, L 3 1BP\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom GEO:53.403724;-2.99357 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=21 Mann Island\, Liverpool Waterfront\, Liverpool\, L3 1BP\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIU S=100;X-TITLE=RIBA North:geo:53.403724,-2.99357 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170326T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR