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Dean Anthony Vidler Participates in the RCA Lecture Series

POSTED ON: January 17, 2012

Detail of a proposal for the multi-purpose high-rise Swiss Cottage Tower, Spring 2010, by Peter Cook.

The Architectural Review is delighted to announce that it is media partner for the RCA Lecture Series 2011/12. Called Future Frontiers: The Battleground for Ideas in the 21st Century, it focuses on five critical themes that are currently shaping the production of architecture and urbanism.

Over a series of five lectures, ten high-profile speakers will share their cutting-edge research:

STYLE
2 February 2012
Charles Jencks | Patrik Schumacher

THEORY
21 February 2012
Frédéric Migayrou | Anthony Vidler

HUMANITY
19 March 2012
Peter Buchanan | Michael Sorkin

TECHNOLOGY
26 April 2012
Sir Peter Cook | Carlo Ratti

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