Raise the Roof: Building for Change is a unique opportunity to explore the stories embedded within the architecture of RIBA’s 66 Portland Place, London through a creative and inclusive lens.
The design of the building has a multifaceted history, with motifs and materials throughout its interior decoration that reveal the Institute’s unexplored links with the British Empire. This exhibition seeks to confront some of the uncomfortable truths woven into the fabric of this building by creating a progressive dialogue between the past and present.
Join curator Margaret Cubbage for an exclusive and in-depth exploration of the exhibition.
This event is for anyone who would like to attend a curator tour of the exhibition with a baby. The information in the tour will be aimed at the adults of the group and buggy park space will be provided on the ground floor of the building. We hope that you and your baby will join us for RIBA Baby: Bricks and bubbles after the tour.
Free, please book a place. BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby)
About the exhibition
Raise the Roof exhibition explores the narratives and attitudes embedded within the fabric of 66 Portland Place, London, unpacking themes such as gender, race, and imperialism through a series of new and exciting creative works.
Opened in 1934, when the modern architectural profession was being forged, RIBA’s Grade II* listed home can tell us a lot about the values and beliefs of architects in that period, and of wider society.
In this exhibition, a variety of new artistic interventions interrogate and respond to the complex narratives within specific interior features of 66 Portland Place – the Jarvis Mural and Florence Hall Dominion Screen.
You’re invited to help uncover the building’s complicated history and share your hopes for the future of architecture and the profession.
