Isokon Blue Plaque Unveiling Ceremony

9 July 2018

Walter Gropius (1883-1969), Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) and László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) – all designers and teachers at the Bauhaus, the vastly influential German art school – have been commemorated with an

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Williams and Tsien at the Royal Academy

20 November 2017

Todd Williams and Billie Tsien gave an inspiring talk at the Royal Academy on the evening of 20th November, providing a masterclass in humane and ethos-driven architectural storytelling. That story

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The Japanese House at the Barbican

21 April 2017

On 21st April a group of Avantians went to check out The Japanese House at the Barbican, an exhibition on Japanese domestic architecture from the end of World War II

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Celebrating Hertfordshire schools

19 November 2013

Whilst we are in the midst of the current debate around delivery of future schools through standardised designs, it is worth looking back into recent history to draw on lessons

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Award winning furniture

New concept for public seating

Hitch Mylius is an award-winning British manufacturer of contemporary upholstered furniture, established by designers Tristram and Hazel Mylius in 1971. Their products are handmade to the highest standards of craftsmanship

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Making history in Finsbury

30 October 2013

Monday 21st October 2013 marked the 75th anniversary of the day Finsbury Health Centre was first opened in 1938. Under the direction of Chairman of the Public Health Committee Dr.

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