FAST TALKS CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 2024
Niall will be keynote speaking at the TALKS conference series at FAST 2024 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
FAST Festival for Architecture Schools of Tomorrow is being held between 30th October and November 3rd. The TALKS conference series aims to explore the intersections between professional practice and academic inquiry under the theme “Diversecity.” FAST 2024 is organised by the Romanian Order of Architects (OAR) and features speakers from around the world.
Niall wil be speaking at 18:00 on 01.11.2024 at the Cluj-Napoca National Opera.
Further information about the event is available here.
TAMSIN HANKE WRITES ARTICLE ON RUSSIA FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW
FEBRUARY 2014
Tamsin Hanke, member of the practice and recent winner of the Dissertation Medal at this year’s RIBA President’s Medal Student Awards, has written an article for the Architectural Review, commenting on the current political and urban landscape in Russia. Under the title ‘Don’t get Distracted: Russia under the Spotlight’, the piece gives context to the built fabric of the country, explaining its links to rapid industrialisation during at the first part of the 20th century. The article calls for an understanding of the complexities of contemporary Russia beyond recent attention grabbing headlines and stresses the need for new urban methods to solve the historic contradiction between policy and infrastructure.
To read the full article click here