With the Court Lunch on Monday 21 January all but booked out (just a few places left) Members might want to note the dates listed below in their diaries. Further details of all these events will follow before the end of the month when the next edition of the newsletter is sent out.
The Livery Banquet - Wednesday 12 March at the Mansion House
The Milo Lecture - Tuesday 15 April at Drapers' Hall - a different format this year with the lecture being given by space architect David Nixon. David is a British architect and principal of Altus Associates in Los Angeles, specializing in 'designed out of earth habitats, and widely recognized as 'the godfather' of space architecture. He co-founded Future Systems Architects in 1977 and, for many years, collaborated on their successful projects.His design work in the space field ranges from unmanned space laboratories to rocket launch installations and antenna tracking stations.
Attendance at this lecture will be open to all for the modest charge normally associated with the RIBA's lecture series which will, hopefully, include a glass of wine at the end.
The lecture will then be followed by a black tie dinner at Drapers' Hall for which there will be a further and more substantial charge. There will be three speeches woven in and out of the menu which will explore the impact of architects in space. The theme will be access to space, architecture and survival in space and the scientific and global benefits of being there.
In addition to a further contribution from David Nixon there will be talks from Dr Paul Scully-Power -oceanographer and astronaut- and Will Whitehorn - President of Virgin Galactic. A calling notice and full particulars will be sent out shortly.
And, talking of other worldly experiences, there is the Master's Weekend Visit to the Isles of Scilly to look forward to - Friday 16 to Monday 19 May. Details have already been circulated but will be sent out again with the newsletter to catch those who have been preoccupied with the festive season these last few months.
Moving into June there is a real budget event being arranged by Stephen Wagstaffe in the form of a Sunday visit to the North Weald Airfield in Essex. Dates and the cost are being finalized and will be circulated shortly. This one will be good one for those wondering what to do with their children on a sunny Sunday afternoon and will include a buffet lunch in the Flying Club.
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