Tag: Public Programme
Sam Jacob: On Collage (Talk, Workshop + Exhibition)
12.03.2026
Sam Jacob: On Collage (Talk, Workshop + Exhibition)12.03.2026
– Editors
In early February, Drawing Matter organised a series of public events with the architect Sam Jacob exploring the uses of collage in architectural representations. On the Friday (6 February), Sam gave a talk on his personal interests in collage, weaving a narrative from Richard Hamilton’s Just what is it that… Read More
Chatter: Richard Wentworth with Roger Malbert, Rowan Moore and Marina Warner (Video)
20.02.2026
Chatter: Richard Wentworth with Roger Malbert, Rowan Moore and Marina Warner (Video)20.02.2026
– Editors
Drawing Matter’s 2026 Public Programme launched with Chatter, an informal evening that encouraged conversation around drawings and objects from the collection. For Chatter #1, we collaborated with the artist Richard Wentworth to select drawings and objects that relate to his work and interests. For the evening, material from different contexts,… Read More
In the Archive: Kenneth Frampton in Conversation with Daniel Talesnik (Video)
18.12.2025
In the Archive: Kenneth Frampton in Conversation with Daniel Talesnik (Video)18.12.2025
– Kenneth Frampton and Daniel Talesnik
In this instalment of our ‘In the Archive’ series, eminent architectural historian Kenneth Frampton is joined by architect and curator Daniel Talesnik. Through drawings of built and unbuilt works by Ove Arup, Stirling & Gowan, Alison and Peter Smithson, and Patrick Hodgkinson, to name a few, the conversation ranges from… Read More
Tony Fretton: Everything I Saw Became Important (Exhibition + Talk)
24.11.2025
Tony Fretton: Everything I Saw Became Important (Exhibition + Talk)24.11.2025
– Editors
On Friday 7 November, Drawing Matter welcomed architects Tony Fretton and Benjamin Machin to the archive for a conversation to open the exhibition ‘Tony Fretton: Everything I Saw Became Important’. Anchored by seven ‘artefacts’ now in the Drawing Matter Collection, the conversation explores the roles of drawings, photography, and sketchbooks… Read More
In the Archive: Maristella Casciato (Video)
01.09.2025
In the Archive: Maristella Casciato (Video)01.09.2025
From April to July, Maristella Casciato was Drawing Matter’s Visiting Scholar—our first in London. During her time in the archive, she made new discoveries and started many stimulating conversations. Among other things, she closely studied Le Corbusier’s Chandigarh Punjab Grille Capitol album, translated a selection of Gio Ponti’s illustrated letters,… Read More
Studio Ponis: The Crystal and the Flame (Video)
02.07.2025
Studio Ponis: The Crystal and the Flame (Video)02.07.2025
– Irina Davidovici, Niall Hobhouse, Alex Pillen, Jonathan Sergison and Annarita Zalaffi
On Friday 20 June, Drawing Matter welcomed Annarita Zalaffi, Jonathan Sergison, Irina Davidovici, and Alex Pillen to the archive for a conversation about the work of Studio Ponis in Sardinia, and Alberto Ponis and Annarita Zalaffi’s working relationship. The conversation marked the opening of an exhibition of drawings from the… Read More
Siza on Paper (Exhibition + Talk)
18.05.2026
Siza on Paper (Exhibition + Talk)18.05.2026
– Editors
On Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 March, Drawing Matter presented an exhibition of drawings by the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza. The exhibition focused on Siza as a designer of public housing after the Carnation Revolution (1974) and his approaches to drawing. At the centre of the exhibition were three housing… Read More
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