BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-// BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:19700329T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:19701025T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Martin Centre Research Seminar Series SUMMARY:Of Its Time and of Its Place - Richard Murphy OBE\ , Director\, Richard Murphy Architects DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120606T131500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120606T141500 UID:TALK37857AT URL: DESCRIPTION:The title of this lecture is explained by Richard Murphy Architects' location between two opposite p oints of view. There is little in our work that mi ght be called avant-garde. The office does not sub scribe to the high-octane world of the internation al 'starchitects' depositing iconic buildings in d ifferent cultures around the world\, which whilst having some superficial photo-journalistic value\, rarely repay close inspection. The other position is represented by the society in which we work\, Edinburgh in particular\, but also elsewhere in th e UK. This is a city where many citizens wish that the modern era had never occurred. Modern archite cture\, it seems to be universally agreed\, has sp oilt the view. However it is essential for the hea lth of our culture that we make buildings that are recognisably of today so that in future there wil l be some history from this era to preserve. Rooti ng recognisably new buildings into old places or p articular landscapes\; contributing towards\, rath er than damaging\, their location\; continuing\, r ather than fossilising\, the history of a place: t here are our objectives. We call it architecture o f its time and place. LOCATION:Ground-floor Classroom\, Department of Architectur e CONTACT:Xiao Rong END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR