The Vectis Decorative & Fine Arts Society returns to Quay Arts tomorrow (Thursday) evening for the second lecture of the year.
The architecture of the National Theatre on the South Bank of the Thames has appeared twice in a poll of buildings in London – once in the top ten best and once in the top ten worst. Prince Charles described it as a nuclear bunker but was he right?
Architectural Masterpiece
Denys Lasdun is part of the ‘third generation’ of Modernist architects. Alan Read will be looking at Denys Lasdun’s life and work, and focusing on the National Theatre, pleading for an appreciation of its austere beauty.
Lasdun was heavily influenced by the early masters like Le Corbusier, and worked with prominent second generation pioneers Wells Coates and Berthold Lubetkin.
After the war his distinctive style and the often large scale of his projects marked him as one of the most visible of Britain’s Modernists, a position which made him a target of criticism.
Where and when
Hear what Alan has to say on Thursday evening at Quay Arts. Doors open at 7.15pm and the lecture begins at 8pm.
Lectures finish at approximately 9.15-9-30pm. Guests are welcome at a cost of £7 and £2 for students.
More detail about the lecture on Events OnTheWight.
