Events

Store Street

STORE STREET was conceived in 2006 through a conversation between Paul Hyett and Professor Sir Peter Cook on flight BA103 to Los Angeles.

It aims to be different from the usual architectural lecture scene in London. In particular it seeks to engage young architects - many from abroad - who want to be part of a chirpy form of salon, where all sorts of architects will come and talk to each other. There are brief presentations and even the odd 20 minutes of 'kiss-and-tell', but the key thing is the conversation between people often from the same country but from different generations or persuasions.

We plan nine conversations a year, usually on Monday nights. Often impromptu guests are only known a few weeks before the event, but we always play to a full house.

To date there have been 13 Store Street events, all playing to a 200+ full house audience featuring internationally renowned architects.

Street No 1: Zaha Hadid and Lebbeus Woods
Two of the most iconoclastic architects in discussion. Odile Decq, Didier Faustino and Christophe Egret A Parisian special which featured three of the best architects from across the channel.

Store Street No 2: Ken Yeang
The new Director at LLewelyn Davies Yeang shared his visions for ecological living.

Store Street No 3: Xefirotarch and Kolatan MacDonald
Two of the United States hottest offices flew in to present their latest work.

Store Street No 4: Hanif Kara and Paul Westbury
Two of the best UK engineers showed their work on some of the most impressive structures of today and tomorrow.

Store Street No 5: Smout Allen and NaJa & de Ostos
Two young award-winning practices discuss issues of scale and individuality.

Store Street No 6: Nigel Coates and Kathryn Findlay
Two of the most revered teachers and architects currently working in this country.

Store Street No 7: Kathryn Findlay and Nigel Coates
Two of the UK's best known architects, both of whom are known for their work in Japan and for their prominence in academia.

Store Street No 8: Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour
The two new directors at Rogers Stirk + Harbour.

Store Street No 9 Thom Mayne
The head of Morphosis and the Pritzker Prize winner of 2006 showed current work.

Store Street No 10: Zvi Hecker
Polish-born, Berlin-based architect, best known for the �Spiral� apartment building in Ramat Gan.

Store Street No 11: Piers Gough and Eva Jiricna
Two of London's most iconoclastic architects.

Store Street No 12: Aedes Architecture Gallery
Founders of the first private architecture gallery in Europe.

Store Street No 13: Carmody Groarke
Winner of 2007�s Young Architect of the Year Award.

Coming soon:
Store Street No 14: Jakob + MacFarlane
Store Street No 15: Heninghen Peng

Store Street is currently supported by DSDHA, Fletcher Priest Architects, HOK, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Marks Barfield Architects, Michael Gallie & Partners, Stanton Williams and Wilkinson Eyre.