The RIBA

Rosemary Stjernstedt reflects on her career at a talk at the RIBA in 1986 chaired by Lynne Walker.

Patricia Tindale reflects on her career at a talk at the RIBA in 1986 chaired by Lynne Walker.

Jane Drew reflects on her career at a talk at the RIBA in 1986 chaired by Lynne Walker.

Image: Jane Drew talking at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, on her 75th birthday. RIBA Collections

This talk include some language that evokes offensive racial stereotypes. We have taken the decision to include it for the sake of historical accuracy and awareness.

Sir David Chipperfield speaks at a 'Young Lions' event at the RIBA in 1987, when his practice was only a couple of years old. He talks about early retail projects, and why form is more imporant than material.

The main talk begins at 3:17, following an introduction by Peter Murray.

RSHP partners Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour chat with Paul Finch about key projects, collaboration, and designing buildings that give back to their cities at this event at RIBA in 2005, captured in archival recordings from the RIBA Collections.

Image: 30 St Mary Axe, with the Leadenhall Buillding in the background. Gerald McLean / RIBA Collections

RSHP partners Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour chat about key projects, collaboration, and designing buildings that give back to their cities at this event at RIBA in 2005, captured in archival recordings from the RIBA Collections.

Image: 30 St Mary Axe, with the Leadenhall Buillding in the background. Gerald McLean / RIBA Collections

Architectural Historian Reyner Banham introduces Richard Rogers' 1985 Royal Gold Medal acceptance speech at the RIBA, captured in archival recordings from the RIBA Collections.

Image: portrait of Reyner Banham. RIBA Colections

Richard Rogers talks about the crisis of style facing architecture in 1985, when he gave this powerful speech after being awarded the Royal Gold Medal.

This talk was captured in an archival recording from the RIBA Collections, and appears online for the first time.

Image: portrait of Lord Richard Rogers, RIBA Collections

Fresh from winning the RIBA Stirling Prize, Zaha Hadid gives the annual Stephen Lawrence Memorial lecture in 2011. In a talk captured in archival footage from the RIBA Collections, she talks about projects including the Evelyn Grace Academy and a private house in Moscow, and takes questions from RIBA Past President Angela Brady.

Image: Monica Pidgeon / RIBA Collections

Charles Jencks introduces Zaha Hadid's lecture at the RIBA in 2006. He talks about the meteoric rise of her personal brand, and some of the highs and lows of a prolific career in architecture.

Image: Monica Pidgeon / RIBA Collections