RIBAJ Podcast: Peter St John

Peter St John talks galleries, ice hockey and awards with Hugh Pearman, editor of the RIBA Journal

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Peter St John presents a lecture on the work of James Stirling, as part of Second Floor, a new series in partnership with Metropolitan Architecture Student Society (MASS) at London Met. The series includes lectures by each of the school's unit tutors, in which they present the work of an architect that has influenced their practice.

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Following a period of isolation at the start of the Lockdown, Adam Caruso met host Matthew Blunderfield online to discuss teaching at ETH Zurich, the work of Pierre Huyghe, and the series of monographs on lesser-known Modernist architects he co-edits with with his partner, Helen Thomas.

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Lecture

Berlange Keynotes

The Berlage, Delft, The Netherlands

17 January 2019, 6:30pm

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Peter St John will be giving a lecture at the Berlage as part of Berlage Keynotes, a lecture series featuring high-profile and internationally recognized designers.

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Peter St John will be giving a lecture, The City and its Monuments, at the City of Oslo Architecture Award Ceremony.

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Lecture

Peter St John at Bozar

Bozar Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium

2 October 2018, 8pm

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Peter St John will be giving a lecture on the practice's recent projects at Bozar in Brussels.

Lecture

Peter St John Lecture at the Welsh School of Architecture

Bute Building, Cardiff University, United Kingdom

3 December 2009, 6:30pm

Veemgebouw has won Gold in the Housing and Residential category of this year's Erich Mendelsohn Award, which recognizes architecture built in brick. The project was chosen for its sensitive transformation and adaptive reuse of a former Philips industrial warehouse. The intervention integrates a new residential volume on top of the original brick structure, establishing a clear dialogue between the historical facade and contemporary construction.

Event

Afternoon in conversation
Hospitalfields

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

10 September 2026

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On Thursday, 10 September, Hospitalfield will host an afternoon in conversation at Custom Lane in Edinburgh. Titled The Site Conscious Practice of Artists; the Problem of the Rural Landscape is its Beauty, the event explores how cultural organizations can create hospitable, porous environments that nurture slow artistic practice while engaging broad public audiences.

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Exhibition

Haussmann Studiolo
Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur

Chur, Switzerland

14 November 2026 – 14 March 2027

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The Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur presents Haussmann Studiolo, an exhibition dedicated to the pioneering Swiss architects and designers Trix and Robert Haussmann. Returning to Chur, where Trix Haussmann was born in 1933 and spent her formative years, the exhibition celebrates the couple's influential contribution to 20th-century Swiss design, architecture, and interior design.

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Award

RIBA International Awards
Royale Belge

Brussels, Belgium

The RIBA International Awards have been announced, and our project Royal Belge is a winner!
The awards aim to highlight design that tackles global challenges, and Royal Belge is praised for its adaptive reuse strategies, extending the life of a modernist icon.

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Event

Swiss Life Arena
World Championships

Zurich, Switzerland

The Ice Hockey World Championship concluded at Swiss Life Arena – designed by Caruso St John – with the final between Switzerland and Finland. For the first time, a World Championship was held in "our" arena. Seeing it go off without a hitch –  from the opening game to the final – has been a privilege to witness. Congratulations to all who made it happen, and to Finland on a deserved victory.

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Opening

RA Summer Exhibition

Royal Academy, London

16 June 2026

royalacademy.org.uk

The 2026 Summer Exhibition opens next week at the Royal Academy in London. The exhibition explores the theme of Interconnectedness, examining the relationships between people, art and the wider world. This year's Architecture Room has been curated by Peter St John, and the wider exhibition by Ryan Gander.

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