Lecture date: 2009-11-23
Kenneth Frampton, Peter Murray, Sam Webb, Michael Manser
‘In memory of Monica’ will take place on Monday 23 November at 6.00 to celebrate the life and legacy of Monica Pidgeon, the former editor of Architectural Design who died in September at the age of 95.
Speakers include Kenneth Frampton and Peter Murray, AD Technical Editors and Sam Webb and Michael Manser who wrote for the magazine. There will be videoed eulogies from Richard Rogers and Norman Foster.
Monica was a key figure in postwar modern architecture in Britain promoting the work of Le Corbusier, Josep LluÃs Sert, Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, Buckminster Fuller, Team 10 and Alison and Peter Smithson.
Monica’s unique archive of talks by major architects is available on www.pidgeondigital.com – access to this resource is free until 9 November.
