Negroni Talks

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Provocative and irreverent architectural talk series hosted in East London by Straight Talking Architecture Practice Fourth_space

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Negroni Talk #14 - 29.07.19. Holidays In The Sun: Climate Petitions And Protest

The architectural community is very upset about climate change. They have banded together and done a petition and everything. Problem is, all the big name practices that started it are using a hell of a lot of concrete and building beautiful airports and energy-guzzling skyscrapers. Also, some architects went along to Waterloo bridge and joined a protest party but what did it achieve? It’s high time we made a difference as an industry but actions speak louder than words and buildings can make mo...

Jan 28, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 4

Negroni Talk #16 - 30.09.19. Jobs For The Boys? Gender In Construction

We’ve had enough of the straight white male dominating the development industry. We need more diversity in leadership positions to invest in the places that will stand the test of time. Things are beginning to change but from boardroom to building site, investors to interns, the gender imbalance across the built environment is a problem for everyone. Are we satisfied that only 19% of board members of property industry companies are women? That only 1.3% of BAME groups work in the property indust...

Jan 28, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 3

Negroni Talk #15 - 09.09.19. - Hot Gossip: Givin’ As Good As Ya Get!

In the information age knowledge is power and architects now seem unwillingly to part with their juicy titbits. Back stories, Chinese whispers and insider information were once regularly traded as part of an intricate network of professional gossip. The act of giving away secrets was generous but architects could often expect information in return but in recent times many practitioners see their peers as competition and architectural opinion seems sanitised as a result. Is this a failing of our ...

Jan 22, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 2

Negroni Talk#17 - 04.11.19. - The Crude The Bad And The Ugly

Why does British Housing Look So Mean & Nasty? There is an unattractive truth about British housing: the vast majority of it is really ugly. The built environment industry is very good at heaping praise on innovative, game-changing projects with awards and extensive coverage in the media but in reality these schemes serve the smallest fraction of the population. On top of this, we are a nation obsessed with the outward appearance of our housing and ‘fitting in’ which drives planning conditio...

Jan 22, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 1

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