Archinect - News 2024-11-23T17:30:46-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149999673/riba-north-to-be-a-place-for-everyone-to-discover-more-about-architecture-with-exhibitions-talks-and-tours RIBA North to be "a place for everyone to discover more about architecture with exhibitions, talks and tours" Nicholas Korody 2017-03-27T12:30:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2m/2mfd4wgof5udajhw.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced that they will open a new national center for architecture&mdash;RIBA North&mdash;this June on the Liverpool Waterfront. Designed by Broadway Malyan, the center &ldquo;will be a place for everyone to discover more about architecture with exhibitions, talks and tours as well as a caf&eacute; and shop.&rdquo;</p><p>The &ldquo;heart&rdquo; of RIBA North will be the City Gallery, which will house exhibitions and information on the city of Liverpool&mdash;its history and present. The space will also include exhibitions on city development more broadly, such as the Digital City Model, an interactive 3D model of Liverpool and its environs.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/aj/ajfch9e5jsov9bo3.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/87/87aedjdc8cs79vke.jpg"></p><p>RIBA North will also host &ldquo;a bold program&rdquo; of temporary exhibitions, as well as the historic RIBA Collections, which amount to the UK&rsquo;s &ldquo;richest resource&rdquo; of drawings, photographs and prints dating from the 15th c.</p><p>The center will open with the exhibition &lsquo;Liverpool(e): Mover, Shaker, Architectural Risk-Taker&rdquo;.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/dk/dkkxtmnqeqdextah.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/8v/8vrrtyb26cyk49ch.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/vz/vzscdh5asmuuxc0s.jpg"></p>...