Houlton: Celebrating 130 years of building Hull & East Yorkshire
19 March - 9 April 2011 at the Arc building
| Houlton is celebrating 130 years of building and construction with an exhibition commemorating the people and projects that have made the company one of the longest standing and most respected construction firms in East Yorkshire.
For more information on Houlton, visit their website. |
Drawing Board
6 - 17 December 2010 at the Arc building
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Sponsored by NPS Humber Limited, the annual exhibition by Arc's 'Doorstep' group is titled 'Drawing board' and illustrates the creative process involved in being an architect. Featuring a variety of drawings and notes by local architects, the work will highlight the ideas explored before a design reaches its final stages. After showing at the Arc building, the exhibition will be touring the region and is free for galleries, schools, colleges and any public centre to exhibit. If you are interested in showing it at your venue, please contact us. |
Looking East for fluid ideas
27 September - 15 October 2010 at the Arc building
This exhibition explored local, national and international design expertise and exposed innovative ideas about public realm, social cohesion and excellence in designing with water, with a particular focus on case studies from the Netherlands.
Michael Haughton, Chief executive of Arc, said:
"Climate change is increasingly affecting the way we live and how we design our buildings and spaces. One aspect of climate change is managing our water on the ground, and this exhibition will be a very interesting exploration of how living with water impacts on our public realm. Arc are keen to establish Hull and the Humber sub-region as a centre for excellence in this field."
For more information on the exhibition and the related 'knowledge exchange' event, see our blog: http://arcfluidideas.blogspot.com/
'East meets West' exhibition - exploring Hull's heritage
23 August - 16 September 2010 at the Arc building
This exhibition was the culmination of a project by Arc to commission two photographers - Saeed Taji Farouky and Sarah Jane Daniels, to depict the similarities and differences between the east and west areas of Hull. The exhibition was shown at Arc in 2010, and is now available to be shown at venues across the city. Read more about this project.
A Century of British Housing exhibition 
Arc has been kindly loaned an informative exhibition of 20th Century British Housing from Professor Ian Colquhoun.
The comprehensive image-based exhibition was put together by students from the former Hull School of Architecture, and curated by Professor Ian Colquhoun, an architect and town planner whose previous roles include Hull City Architect and Professor of Architecture at the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside.
Based on Ian's publication, 'RIBA Book of 20th Century British Housing', the 26 panels illustrate the best of British housing built from 1900-2000, and places the examples in the context of their political, social, cultural and economic influences.
So far it has been shown at the Arc building, the Hull School of Art and Design, and at Paragon station's
Community Junction.
Michael Haughton, Arc's Chief Executive, said: "We encourage anyone interested in showing this exhibition to get in touch. The exhibition encourages learning from past experience, and is particularly significant in light of the intention to increase social house-building."
The exhibition was originally funded by English Heritage.If you are interested in showing the exhibition at your school, college, gallery or community venue, please contact us.
Newland School for Girls exhibition
5 - 8 May 2010 at the Arc building
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Arc hosted a 'Pop-Up Science Book' exhibition created by the students of Newland School for Girls.
The human body and was brought to life in storybook fashion, with the fantastic 3D tunnel books and handmade journals created by the students. This was a Creative Partnerships Enquiry School project. |
Facing up to rising sea levels exhibition
15 - 28 April 2010 at the Arc building
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The future of our coastal and estuarine cities This exhibition was the result of research to tackle flooding by the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Institution of Civil Engineers, and compared different scenarios to tackle increased flooding through the examples of Kingston upon Hull and Portsmouth. A public open day was held on Saturday 24 April, from 10am-4pm, with presentations by the following people: |
This exhibition was kindly supported by Hull City Council, RIBA Building Futures and the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Michael Haughton, Arc's chief executive, said: "We are very pleased to be hosting this exhibition, which continues a programme of work between Arc and Hull City Council aimed at raising awareness of flooding issues in the region. Visitors to the exhibition can view some of the positive approaches that can be taken when dealing with flood risk."
Launch of exhibition touring programme
We are offering FREE loan (including transport) of two of our exhibitions to sub-regional schools, colleges, galleries and community venues. The exhibitions are 'A Century of British Housing' and 'Architecture on our Doorstep'. So far the exhibitions have been successfully shown at Arc, Goole High School, Hull College (in the Hull School of Art and Design) and Hull Community Junction at Paragon Station. Read more about the exhibitions. Gisèle Bone, Head of Learning, Arc
“A fantastic way of engaging pupils in design, don’t miss this opportunity to show a great exhibition at your school!”
RIBA Yorkshire White Rose Award Winners 2009 Exhibition
27 November 2009 - 5 February 2010 at the Arc building
We were very pleased to present this exhibition celebrating two of Hull's newest and critically acclaimed buildings. The new Hull Truck Theatre and the Queens Centre for Oncology & Haematology at Castle Hill Hospital were winners at the 2009 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Yorkshire White Rose Awards, which took place on Friday 30 October at Leeds Town Hall.
This solo exhibition presented Wright and Wright Architects' and HLM Architects' award winning drawings and models for the buildings, and we would like to offer them our gratitude for providing this material to us to show to the public.
After a successful run in November and December 2009, the exhibition ran for a further three weeks in January and February, with the addition of a new, larger model of Hull Truck Theatre kindly loaned by Wright and Wright Architects.
Architecture on our Doorstep 2009 - a showcase of work by local architects
22 September - 9 October 2009 at the Arc building
With sponsorship from NPS Humber, Arc put together this exhibition of regional architects' work. The aim is to showcase designs, both realised and unrealised, by local architect practices. The exhibition aims to support local built environment professionals, and through it Arc hope to raise awareness of their work to local professionals, schools and the general public.
Read more information on this exhibition.
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