S3 Ep 10 – 66 Portland Place. Reimagining an Icon

Tim and Kevin pull on their hard hats for a tour of 66 Portland Place, the striking 1934 London home of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Chair of the RIBA Board of Trustees Jack Pringle guides them through the building as it’s being stripped back, restored and reimagined as a new, more welcoming public home for architecture. Along the way, they uncover the work of designer Miriam Wornum, whose colourful original interiors have been hidden or lost over the decades and Jack also reveals plans for a new home for the incredible RIBA archive.

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Big Design Adventure is proudly sponsored by the Australian Institute of Architects (@institute_architects_aus) and is produced with the support of the Alastair Swayn Foundation (@alastairswaynfoundation) in Australia. The Royal Institute of British Architects (@RIBA) in the UK and New Zealand Institute of Architects (@nziarchitects) in New Zealand.

Hosts: Tim Ross and Kevin McCloud

Guest: Jack Pringle

Big Design Adventure is produced by Modernister Films on Wallumedegal land, Australia.

Executive Producer: Shelley Kemp

Audio Production: Madeline Joannou – Mylk Media