SURFACE DESIGN SHOW
Surface Design Show 2019 also features some
40 talks from over 50 industry professionals,
all designed to engage and inspire.
The Opening Night Debate returns from
6.30pm on the first day of the Show, Tuesday
5 February. Organised in association with the
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
and New London Architecture (NLA) it will
discuss whether factory-made housing can
provide Londoners with better places to live.
The panel will be chaired by Peter Murray of
NLA, with Ben Derbyshire of HTA Design and
RIBA President, Carl Vann of Pollard Thomas
Edwards and Hazel Rounding of shedkm
debating the topic ‘Factory-made Housing: is
this the solution to building better homes long
term?’.
Returning for 2019 is the ever popular
PechaKucha Evening, hosted by Chris Dyson
of Chris Dyson Architects on 6 February from
6.30pm. Speakers include Nigel Ostime of
Hawkins Brown; Soraya Khan of Theis
and Khan Architects; Alex Scott-Whitby of
ScottWhitbyStudio; Stuart Piercy of Piercy
and Co; Simon Fraser of Hopkins Architects;
Alison Brooks of Alison Brooks Architects;
Lucia Berasaluce of Haptic Architects and
Ben Cousins of Cousins & Cousins Architects.
Presenters will discuss ‘Identities and
Boundaries: site specific responses to modern
architecture’ in an exciting and inspiring
format using 20 images, each discussed for 20
seconds.
Stone Gallery, which is officially supported by
Stone Federation GB whose Stone Knowledge
Hub forms a focal point for the event, will also
be returning to Surface Design Show 2019.
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