Prof. Philip Christou: Experiencing architecture as culture
Thursday 9 February 2012, 6:30pm
Inaugural lecture by Professor Philip Christou
As part of the 1st round of internal academic promotions initiated in November 2011 by the Vice Chancellor of London Metropolitan University, Philip Christou was appointed as Associate Professor of Architectural Design. Philip will speak about some encounters with architecture that have been significant to him during his childhood and education in Canada and the UK, and during the past 27 years teaching and collaborating with Florian Beigel and ARU on design as research projects. Some of the ideas that have evolved over the years in this work will be discussed in reference to a selection of built and un-built projects.
The lecture will begin at 6:30pm followed by the opening of an exhibition titled Culture and Cultivation with current projects in Korea and the UK by students studying in Dip Unit 1 at London Met University, tutored by Florian Beigel and Philip Christou. The launch of a book titled Culture and Cultivation will coincide with the exhibition opening.
This is the 6th book in a series of architectural precedent study publications that have been produced annually by Dip 1 students.
Photo: Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife. Photo: Philip Christou, November 1998
