Monthly Archives: October 2011

Kebonization underfoot at Hackney Picturehouse

Yesterday morning I attended the press event heralding the opening of Hackney Picturehouse. There was breakfast in the ground floor cafe area. Such lovely crockery they have chosen -  a welcome  change from the almost obligatory white. This shows an eye for detail and I think reflects the magic of the cinema experience. We were taken to Screen 4 – which has the largest screen. There, [...]

District Heating Technical Breakfast Workshop

I had an early start this morning – attending the District Heating Technical Breakfast Workshop, organised by REHAU. Tony Jackson gave the introduction which included a brief history of REHAU and an explanation of the differences between close cell and open cell pre-insulated pipes which are used in District Heating and which have a very [...]

Film Night: American 1960’s Icons

I enjoyed The Building Centre’s Engineering Club Film Night on Wednesday evening. The Building Centre director Andrew Scoones handed over the films’ introduction to Tim Lucas of Price & Myers. We were treated to a series of short films  made in the 1960s and ’70s by iconic designers Charles and Ray Eames which gave an insight into their design [...]