Ian Ritchie’s will lecture at the RA Schools on 15^th November at 11.00 am.

Gordon Talbot will lecture to undergraduates 20^th November (a.m.)

To celebrate the 10^th anniversary of this remarkable glass building - the largest in the world - The Royal Academy is publishing this November, a boxed limited edition of 250 (signed copies) of all the key construction drawings prepared by the specialist contractors on special folded paper, and a colour illustrated text describing the background and the construction details.

RSC Courtyard Theatre, published by Categorical Books, is 14cm x 14cm, has 96 pages, a historical synopsis of theatre with a perspective upon Shakespearean theatre and, technical developments in theatre and a full description of the concept, design process and procurement of this radical new theatre in Stratford upon Avon seating more than a thousand around a large thrust stage. The book includes many colour photographs and drawings. It retails at £8. Please email tom@categoricalbooks.com directly or email Ian Ritchie Architects and include your name and address with the number of copies you wish to purchase and this will be forwarded to Categorical Books.

Ian Ritchie will deliver the annual Finnish Constructional Steelwork Association lecture on 5th October.

Multiplex announced 17^th August, that, with immediate effect, they were no longer the contractor on London’s largest single development.

“I’m so proud of what Ian (Ian Ritchie, the architect) has achieved in making such a handsome building out of this.”
“…This theatre already has charisma. It’s going to be a great place to see Shakespeare - an intimate theatre where the actors and the audience are in the same room, allowing the performance to become an "up-close", shared experience.”
“The end result is a credit to all of those people involved both from the RSC team and those from outside who brought their expertise to the project”
- Michael Boyd, RSC Artistic Director

On July 7th The RSC’s production first part of the Henry VI trilogy, directed by Michael Boyd, opened in the acclaimed Courtyard Theatre.
There has been universal praise from public and actors to the new venue, which has been built in only 11 months, and on time.
Ian Ritchie Architects would like to thank everyone involved in achieving a remarkable outcome.

Gordon Talbot continues his role as RIBA External Examiner of Diploma work at Greenwich University.

London Borough of Camden have appointed us following competitive interview to help create the design framework for a new London Square at Kings Cross, and to produce urban design guidelines for the areas east, west and south of Kings Cross Station.