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Bishopsgate Institute. Free Course Places

Bishopsgate Institute is offering bursaries to cover the costs of its courses programme. Classes include arts and culture; words and ideas; performing arts; and body and exercise. Details at www.bishopsgate.org.uk or call 020 7392 9200

Events

Book

Chamberlin, Powell and Bon

Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, the first book on the architects of the Golden Lane Estate and Barbican, written by Elain Harwood and published by RIBA Publications with English Heritage and the Twentieth Century Society, is to be published on 8 November. 

Based on new archival research and interviews with the architects’ families and surviving partners and their assistants, Chamberlin, Powell and Bon gives incisive accounts of the development of these two key post-war estates.  Together the estates illustrate the changing styles of post-war architecture in Britain and offer a model for modern urban living today.  The book also describes in detail CP&B’s other major commissions, beginning with Joe Chamberlin’s work at the Festival of Britain and including New Hall, Cambridge (now Murray Edwards College) and their major extensions to Leeds University, which show their interest in technical innovation as well as planning on a grand yet liveable scale. 

Chamberlin, Powell and Bon is beautifully illustrated with new photographs by James O. Davies and drawings from the architects’ newly revealed archive, most previously unpublished.

Elain Harwood is a historian with English Heritage and an authority on post-war architecture.

Cost £20

 

Using goldenlaneestate.org

goldenlaneestate.org is a social networking site open to anyone who lives or works on or in connection with Golden Lane Estate. Anyone who has a particular interest in the estate, for example, as a student, is also welcome to join.  Postings in the forum are ordered by category followed by date of discussion. Users of the site can set up new discussions within any category.

 

The Forums are moderated.  Any comments which appear to be abusive or potentially libellous or which contravene the terms of service under which this site is licensed to goldenlaneestate.org by our service provider Ning will be removed.

New categories on the forum

A number of changes have been made to the forum to make it easier to navigate.

  • There is a new category called 'Estate Watch'.  This is for comments on management and maintenance of the estate.
  • 'Estate Announcements' is a listing of formal announcements by the City of London Corporation.
  • The recycling and the market place have been combined. This is for anyone on the estate to list items to buy, sell or recycle.  This is for the use of individuals, not for commercial organisations to advertise.

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Permalink Reply by Patricia O'Connor on July 2, 2011 at 12:56

Hi

As the community seems to be growing nicely, is it possible to maybe offer a few services that could be used by everyone.  I see this as being (i) tangible goods and (ii) information/expertise.  For example:  I have a hoard of cassette tapes, LPs and 45s and CDs and I am sure there are a few other people in this situation.  In order to record everything to a CD or MP3 (or whatever one does these days) for example, one would need to buy a Record Player, etc and then know how to record efficiently.  A service could be an 'expert' who would be willing to give a talk on the options that are available to us; the purchase of a central recording system that everyone could then book and use (I'm willing to put in £10 if it helps to get the ball rolling) and use of a room that could be used for the purpose (Fred Perrin/Bar, etc.).  Of course, it will need someone interested in this type of project to co-ordinate it all - headache for some but a 'golden' opportunity for someone else. Is it a possibility?

Permalink Reply by Patricia O'Connor on July 2, 2011 at 13:11

Hi  A service I urgently need this week is someone who is good at Photoshopping and willing to edit Family Photographs.  They are digital colour photos and are either on a disc or memory stick.  I urgently need about half a dozen adjusted (eg improve colour/tone of overall picture - face too red for example, edit out a person, etc.) 

If there is a real enthusiast out there, I have lots of other photos that I would dearly love some assistance with in sorting out and getting onto disc ready for printing out.  Does anyone have a Scanner for film Negatives that they wouldn't mind sharing?  This would be a good winter project so no rush for it.  Thanks in anticipation and look forward to hearing from you.

Permalink Reply by Paul Lincoln on July 3, 2011 at 22:51

Patricia

Thanks for this suggestion.  I have set up a new category called 'Skills Exchange'. Please list the areas where you would like advice and hopefully, you will get a couple of offers of assistance.

 

Paul

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