From Sunday 4 May to Sunday 18 May 2025, access to parts of the Alison Watt: From Light exhibition will be limited. The manor will remain open, but the gallery will be closed. During this time, special admission prices apply: £8 Standard / £4 Students. Visitors can explore the manor, see J’Accuse…! Sculptures by Nicole Farhi, and enjoy Alison Watt’s work in Soane’s historic home.
Please note that during this period there will be no accessible toilet available at Pitzhanger. The nearest accessible toilet is located at Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, just a 5-minute walk away. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Keep your ticket — it can be stamped at the front desk to allow you to return and enjoy the full Alison Watt: From Light exhibition from Wednesday 21 May 2025 at no extra cost. Learn more
Alongside our current exhibition programme enjoy a panel discussion on sustainability in architecture and design with Blast Studio, Arup and FCBStudio
Blast Studio, who are exhibiting in the exhibition, will discuss their work that turns discarded coffee cups into design objects for the home.
Kathryn Firth of the renowned engineering firm Arup, who will discuss The Phoenix in Lewes, the redevelopment of a 7.9 hectare brownfield site. Planned to prioritise people over cars, constructed primarily in sustainable timber, powered by renewable energy and designed to encourage a culture of sharing, it represents a new and regenerative way to make a place, build a community and create a productive and circular local economy.
Andy Theobald, Partner at Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios is leading the design work for Eden Project Dundee. and will discuss this landmark development which is transforming the former gasworks on East Dock Street into a beacon for regeneration and green tourism.
Date and Time
Thursday 5 September 2024 5–8pm Talk starts at 6.30pm
Venue
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
This talk coincides with our free visiting hours for Ealing residents, allowing you to enjoy the talk and explore the manor and our exhibitions without a general admission fee. Book in advance is recommended. Proof of eligibility will be checked at the front desk.
Our café partner, Bella Puglia, will serve a range of delicious alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks all evening, and exhibitions across the manor will be open until 8pm.
About Blast Studio
Paola, Martin & Pierre started Blast Studio in 2018 with the aim to explore how nature and technology can be put in dialogue in order to transform cities’ discarded material into artefact and architecture.
In 2020, Blast Studio won the Prix d’Encouragement in Architecture from the French Académie des Beaux Arts. In 2022, the studio was awarded the New Talent Award at Surface Design Show and was the finalist for the Loewe Craft Prize 2022. In 2023, Blast Studio was selected as one of House & Garden’s Rising Stars of Design.
About Kathryn Firth
Kathryn Firth is a Director in Cities Planning and Design at Arup. She is an architect and urban designer whose passion for creating thriving places spans some 30 years. She leads master planning and urban design projects across the UK, US, Europe, and the Middle East, ranging from public realm improvements to large-scale regeneration projects.
Prior to joining Arup, Kathryn was Urban Design Director at several practices in the UK and the US. She was the Chief of Design at the London Legacy Development Corporation, where she directed teams of architects, landscape architects, planners, and engineers to realize the Olympic Legacy. Kathryn served on the BusinessLDN Place Commission, sits on and chairs several Design Review Panels, and is a Mayor’s Design Advocate alum.
Kathryn is the co-chair for the UK Infrastructure & Urban Development Council for the Urban Land Institute. She holds a Master’s in Architecture and Urban Design from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, where she has been teaching over the past five years. She currently teaches at the Bartlett, UCL. Kathryn is committed to the exchange between practice and academia and, as Global Skills Network Leader at Arup, she leads research focusing on the spatial implications of socio-economic and environmental resiliency.
About Andy Theobald
Andy Theobald is an architect, a partner and group leader at FCBStudios. He has been with the practice since 1988 and oversees the output of one of six groups within the practice. Andy has been responsible for a number of award-winning projects including The University of Warwick’s Faculty of Arts Building, Manchester School of Art and St Peter’s Catholic Primary School.
About Thursday Lates
Thursday Lates, our monthly evening event series every first Thursday, offers a diverse roster of programs from artist talks to workshops. Open to everyone seeking enriching after-work experiences, these events vary from ticketed to free. Coinciding with our free visiting hours for Ealing residents, Thursday Lates is your chance to explore the manor and its exhibitions without the usual general admission fee.
Whether you’re looking to hear from an iconic artist, craft your own unique jewellery, or explore the spirit of May Day through design, this event offers an inspiring mix of activities in a vibrant, welcoming space.
Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or a complete beginner, this laid-back jewellery-making session is all about having fun, making connections, and expressing yourself through beautiful, handmade necklaces or bracelets as you sip on a glass of bubbly!
Join us in June for our Thursday Late in collaboration with London Festival of Architecture. Celebrating 250 years since the birth of Turner, join Jennifer Francis (Director, Turner’s House), Gillian Darley (Author of ‘John Soane: An Accidental Romantic’), and Eddie Heathcote (Architecture & Design Critic) will discuss the formative voices that have shaped Pitzhanger Manor and Turner’s House.
Celebrating London Festival of Architecture, this life drawing session will explore the fascinating relationship between the human form and the spaces we inhabit.
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