Concrete Communities examines the South Bank Centre in London. Regarded as a landmark piece of post-war public architecture, this integrated complex of buildings includes the Hayward Gallery, the Purcell Room and the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Masterminded as a neofuturistic accompaniment to the (now Grade I listed) Royal Festival Hall, it was a brutalist celebration of the future – a concrete commitment to people, art and culture. Commissioned by London City Council, it was completed in 1968, with architects Warren Chalk, Dennis Crompton and Ron Herron credited as having the greatest influence on its radical design.

Concrete Communities 002 invites experts from the design industry, in addition to Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (the award-winning architects’ responsible for the 2018 retrofit of the South Bank Centre) to talk about how the democratisation of good design could help promote happiness and improve our lives.

The evening will be split into two panel debates, with a 15 min interval in-between. This is a seated event and drinks will be served. Tickets are free: EVENTBRITE

Panel 01: Leanne Cloudsdale • Host + Moderator, David McKendrick • Art Director + Paperboy , Leonie Branston • Designer + Founder of Ferian, Chris Allen • Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, John Grindrod • Author + Journalist

Panel 02: Leanne Cloudsdale • Host + Moderator, John Booth • Artist + Ceramicist, Kathryn Pashley • Product Designer + Academic, Matt Kelly • Plæy Workshop, Daniel Schofield • Industrial Designer