2017-18 - London Metropolitan University

Public lectures and talks 2017-18

An annual series of public lectures and talks on a wide variety of topics taking place at The Cass during the 2017-18 academic year.

Archive of public lectures and talks

You can see details of older public lectures and talks in our archive:

Open Field - Lectures and Talks

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Open Field 2017-18

Artists residency at The Cass School of Art

The activity of Open Field provides insight into how artists practice.

Tabula Rasa, Sandberg Instituut, Graduation show Kunstverein, Amsterdam, 2017

Open Field 2017-18: Will Peck and Smári Róbertsson

29 September to 11 November 2017

Artists-in-residence at The Cass.

Open Field 2017-18: Jamie Jenkinson

11 November to 16 December 2017

Artist-in-residence at The Cass.

Open Field 2017-18: Bethan Hughes

6 January to 3 February 2018

Artist-in-residence at The Cass.

Hothouse Talks - Lectures and Talks

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Patrick Savile

Friday 20 October, 1.15–2pm

Selected Scenes From The Beginning Of The World, a Cass Hothouse Visual Communication talk by Patrick Savile.

Amélie Barnathan

Friday 3 November, 1.15–2pm

The Cass Hothouse is excited to host its second talk by Amélie Barnathan.

The Cass Hothouse talks 2017-18

Organised by Cass Visual Communication

The in-house research, illustration and design collective from the Visual Communication department at The Cass. The collective hosts talks, events and works on commissions.

Joe Prytherch

Friday 17 November, 1.15–2pm

Drawing pictures for money, a Cass Hothouse Visual Communication talk by Joe Prytherch AKA Mason London.

Cass Research Seminar - Lectures and Talks

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Dr Agustina Martire

Wednesday 1 November, 2pm

The Death and Life of Public Streets, a lecture by Dr Agustina Martire.

StreetSpace Workshop

Thursday 2 and Friday 3 November, 10am-6pm

What makes a good mixed use street? How can good streets be represented beyond the usual tools?

Map of Old Kent Road (cropped) courtesy of Cass Cities

Cass Research Seminar

Organised by Dr Jane Clossick

Cass Research Seminars are a series of public conversations which enable researchers to test and present their ideas in conversation with peers and a broader audience.

Research Seminar One: Informal Architecture in African Cities

Cass Research Seminar One

Monday 20 November 2017 at 6.30pm, in GSG-15A

Matthew Barac and Paulo Moreira will speak on the topic of informal architecture in African cities.

Form-Givers - Lectures and Talks

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ESTAR

Thursday 18 January 2018, 6.30pm, The Wash Houses

ESTAR, is an architecture, landscape and design studio based in Santiago de Compostela.

Harquitectes

Thursday 8 February 2018, 6.30pm, The Wash Houses

Harquitectes is an architecture studio established in 2000 and based in Sabadell, Barcelona.

Apparata

Friday 2 March 2018, 6.30pm, The Wash Houses

Apparata is a studio for architecture, design and research founded by Astrid Smitham and Nicholas Lobo Brennan.

David Leech: RE-ARRANGED

Friday 4 May 2018, 6.30pm, The Wash Houses

David Leech Architects is a new London-based architectural practice established in 2016 by David Leech.

Who Cares? - Lectures and Talks

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Assemble, a collective which includes staff and alumni from The Cass

Assemble + RARA

Monday 5 February, 6.30pm

A talk by Assemble + RARA, as part of the Who Cares? talks.

Calais Kids Space for unaccompanied children completed by Tak Tak Tak team.

Tak Tak Tak + Khora

Monday 12 February, 6.30pm

A talk by Tak Tak Tak and Khora, as part of the Who Cares? talks.

Tumpa is a co-founder of the UK registered charity Mannan Founda on Trust, set up to serve the disadvantaged population of Bangladesh.

Tumpa Husna Yasmin Fellows and Studio Nuumi

Monday 26 February, 6.30pm

A talk by Tumpa Husna Yasmin Fellows and Studio Nuumi, as part of the Who Cares? talks.

Orizzontale and Le Seppie

Thursday 1 March, 6.30pm

A talk by Orizzontale and Le Seppie, as part of the Who Cares? talks.

Publishing and the Industry - Lectures and Talks

Guest speakers for Spring and Summer 2017/18

Publishing and the Industry

Thursdays, 2 to 3pm, room TMG-45

Guest lecture series organised by The Cass English and Creative Writing lecturers.

Cass Histories Lecture 2018 - Lectures and Talks

The Cass Histories Lecture 2018 – Maeve Brennan, On History and Repair

Tuesday 20 March, 6.30pm, GSB-01

The Cass Histories Lecture 2018 invitee is Maeve Brennan, whose lecture is entitled On History and Repair.

Hands holding pieces of terracotta fragments

The Cass Histories Lecture 2018

Organised by Ektoras Arkomanis

The annual Cass Histories Lecture invites thinkers whose work demonstrates a sensitive approach to histories.

Designing Cultural Commons – lectures and talks

Civic Ecology Commons

Lecture 1: Thursday 22 March 2018, 6.30pm

A talk by Mothiur Rahman, Andreas Lang, and Torange Khonsari, as part of Design for Cultural Commons lecture series.

City and Commons

Lecture 2: Thursday 26 April 2018, 6.30pm

A talk by Dr Adam Kassa (RCA), John Bingham-Hall (Theatrum Mundi) and Nicolas Fonty (Justmap), as part of Design for Cultural Commons lecture series.

Localism and Commons

Lecture 3: Thursday 10 May 2018, 6.30pm

A talk by Dr Diana Stirbu (London Metropolitan University), Sion Whellens (Solid Fund) and Tom Dobson (public works), as part of Design for Cultural Commons lecture series.