The Sketchbooks of Sir Nicholas Grimshaw PRA

The show which 'Capturing the Concept: The Sketchbooks of Sir Nicholas Grimshaw PRA from 1982 to 2007' is now touring and can next be seen in the Tennant Room at The Royal Academy from 6 November – 31 January

Sir Nicholas Grimshaw is one of Britain’s most celebrated architects. His buildings, such as the International Terminal at Waterloo Station in London and the Eden Project in Cornwall, are icons of elegant and inventive design.

This exhibition presents a selection of drawings from the sketchbooks that Grimshaw has used throughout his career, revealing the importance of drawing in the development of his ideas. Included are concept sketches for buildings and furniture, detailed drawings of buildings’ component parts, plans of sites, and notes for meetings, presentations and speeches. The sketchbooks provide an insight into the working mind of a master architect.

The exhibition is organised by The Centre for Drawing at the University of the Arts London in collaboration with the gallery at Wimbledon College of Art, Sir Nicholas Grimshaw and the Royal Academy of Arts.

There will also be a lecture by Sir Nicholas on the 20th January 2010

In this lecture, Sir Nicholas Grimshaw PRA discusses the important role that drawing plays in his design practice. Grimshaw, one of Britain’s leading architects and President of the Royal Academy since 2004, is renowned for sophisticated engineering-based buildings such as the Eden Project and Waterloo International Terminal. The architect's lecture accompanies a Royal Academy exhibition focusing on 62 of his sketchbooks, revealing how the essential characteristics of his buildings have been conceived in initial concept sketches:

6.30–7.30 pm; £10/£5 reductions (includes a drink)

Sir Nicholas Grimshaw PRA, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center, Troy, New York State (concept sketch), 2001. © the artis

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