London Architectural Photographers, Don’t Miss RIBA’s ‘Wide Angle View’ Exhibit

London Architectural Photographers, Don’t Miss RIBA’s ‘Wide Angle View’ Exhibit

RIBA showcases revolutionary 60s magazine series Manplan that speaks to social issues of today

The Royal Institute of British Architects is putting on a new exhibit called Wide Angle View that explores architecture as a social space and features very compelling photography from the 60s magazine series Manplan featured in Architectural Review.

Tony Ray-Jones
Southmere Lake and Southmere Towers, Thamesmead, Greenwich, London 
Architects: Greater London Council Department of Architecture & Civic Design
Tim Street-Porter
Workers’ housing and industrial cooling towers, Teesside

In their press release, RIBA mentions:

Wide Angle View will feature digitised copies, archive material and 76 photographs taken by renowned professionals such as Ian Berry, Patrick Ward and Tony Ray-Jones, which have rarely been re-published and never exhibited before…

…The images that defined Manplan were like nothing that had been seen in the Architectural Review before. The composition focused on people, shifting the emphasis from the architecture itself to the human element within the built environment. The dramatic black and white images, shot on a 35mm camera with a spirit of photo-reportage, created a strong visual statement to support the text of each edition, with themes such as ‘Religion’, ‘Health and welfare’, ‘Frustration’ and ‘Education’.

RIBA on Wide Angle View
Tony Ray-Jones
Low-rise linear housing, Tavy Bridge, Thamesmead, Greenwich, London 
Architects: Greater London Council Department of Architecture & Civic Design

If you’re in London between September 13, 2023 and February 24, 2024, pop into the RIBA Architecture Gallery at 66 Portland Place, London, W1B 1AD to catch the free exhibit.

There will also be a program of events running alongside Wide Angle View. You can learn more by visiting RIBA’s website here.

WP RSS Plugin on WordPress
Shopping cart0
There are no products in the cart!