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Alberto Ponis, The London Years

By adamedit | Published: December 14, 2023

Gillian leafs through Alberto Ponis’s sketchbook covering the early 1960s, particularly the years 1962 and 1963—the years Ponis spent in London working in Denys Lasdun’s office. https://drawingmatter.org/alberto-ponis-the-london-years/

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Architecture Book of the Year Awards

By adamedit | Published: November 29, 2023

Gillian was co-judge for the biography category. https://worldarchitecturefestival.com/waf2023/en/node/newsarticle-architectural-book-of-the-year-awards-2023

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The Leaves of Southwell

By adamedit | Published: November 28, 2023

A facsimile edition of Nikolaus Pevsner’s 1945 King Penguin book with Gillian providing a new introduction. https://fiveleaves.co.uk/product/the-leaves-of-southwell/

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Awarded Hon FRIBA

By adamedit | Published: November 15, 2023

Gillian was awarded an RIBA Honorary Fellowship for her significant contributions to architecture. https://www.architecture.com/awards-and-competitions-landing-page/awards/riba-honorary-fellows/RIBA-Honorary-Fellows-2023

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Updates

By adamedit | Published: November 14, 2023

Books: Excellent Essex – Old Street Publishing, hardback (Sept. 2019) paperback (April 2021) Talking, including podcasts Dr Simon Machin and I on Octavia Hill, Episode 31  http://redheavenproject.com/episodes/octaviahill Odes on Essex, BBC R3 Essay series, The Essex Way,  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-essex-way/id471685852?i=1000507050903 Gresham College: Britain’s First Environmentalist. Marking 400 years since John Evelyn’s birth. Livestreamed October 29, 2020.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOik751LhHk […]

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The RIBA Journal

By adamedit | Published: October 16, 2023

Gillian explores how we might think about heritage today and tomorrow, and in the light of past mistakes, in an essay taken from London of the Future – which asks what the capital will be like in 100 years’ time. https://www.ribaj.com/culture/book-london-society-london-of-the-future-gillian-darley-heritage

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An Essex walk with Michael Landy

By adamedit | Published: June 28, 2022

‘The Essex Way’ was made in connection with Michael’s 2021 exhibition at Firstsite, ‘Welcome to Essex’. It saw him invite a number of Essex residents, thinkers, artists, writers, politicians and celebrity TV stars to walk with him along their favourite walk in Essex. Watch highlights from Michael’s walks with Gillian, Maria Anastassiou, Ken Worpole and […]

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