Sergison Bates architects: people

Venice Biennale of Architecture
Architecture critic Ellis Woodman has been appointed to curate the British Pavilion for the 11th Venice Biennale of Architecture. The exhibition aims to examine the question of housing and its potential to contribute to progressive architectural, social, commercial and legislative thinking through the work of five British practices: Sergison Bates, Tony Fretton, de Rijke Marsh Morgan, Witherford Watson Mann and Maccreanor Lavington.
The Venice Biennale of Architecture will open to the public from Sunday 14 September to Sunday 23 November 2008.
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Papers 2
Jonathan Sergison and Stephen Bates’ new book ’Papers 2’ was recently launched on the occasion of the opening of the ‘Brick-work: thinking and making exhibition’ at the Col.legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya (COAC) in Barcelona. The book is distributed by Editorial Gustavo Gili and is now available from major architectural bookshops.

Papers 2 reviews
Rosbottom, Daniel, ‘I think therefore I am’, The Architects’ Journal, 10 Jan 2008: p.46-47
Tschanz, Martin, ‘Papers 2’, werk, bauen + wohnen, n.12, Dec 2007: p.76
‘Papers 2’ Books round-up, Building Design, 14 Dec 2007: p.19
Heathcote, Edwin, ‘The best books of 2007 – Architecture’, The Financial Times, 7 Dec 2007

Lectures

Origins – Urbanism and Housing
Stephen Bates will give a lecture as part of a morning event at
TU Munich, Department of Architecture
Arcisstrasse 21, München, Germany
Friday 11 July, 9.00 – 11.00 am

A video recording of Stephen Bates’ presentation of the Centre for the Applied Arts at Ruthin at Tate Modern on 22 April is available at www.architecturefoundation.org.uk/

Suburban housing, Walthamstow, London, UK
This apartment building in the conservation area of Walthamstow village for Fullson Properties is now complete.

The Valadas resort project at Montemor-o-Novo, Alentejo, Portugal has obtained planning permission. SBa has designed a cluster of 10 villas within the larger landscape development masterplanned by Promontorio. Other villas on the site have been designed by Peter Märkli, José Paulo dos Santos and Carilho da Graça. 
For more information: www.l-andvineyards.com