Ecotowns or Egotowns? Drawing upon live audience opinion, the lecture will weigh up the evidence for and against ‘ecotowns’.
Darwin, Evolution and God: The Present Debates This lecture sets the scientific and religious context for Darwin’s...
A History of European Abolition: An English Language Phenomenon? Professor Alec Ryrie examines the idea that the abolition of...
The Question of Beauty in Architecture Alain de Botton, writer, broadcaster and producer, ponders the question...
Michelangelo, Copernicus and the Sistine Chapel It is argued that Copernicus’ theory of the sun-centred universe...
Fighting the Forger: The Secrets of your Passport Martin Lloyd traces passports back over three thousand years, using...
The Future of the Past: Treasures from the RIBA Collections The British Architectural Library at the RIBA is the largest...