In April 2015 there are two events focused on post-war church architecture. Manchester – Saturday 11 April 2015 – The Manchester Modernist Society and University of Manchester’s Sacred Suburbs research…
Recently, the Manchester Modernist Society called on me for assistance with a listing application for a church that was in imminent threat of demolition – St Catherine of Siena, Lowton,…
On Tuesday 15 July at 19.00, Robert Proctor gives a talk, ‘Modern Church, Modern City: Roman Catholic Church Architecture and Town Planning in Britain’, for Docomomo UK in London. Copies…
Despite the tragic events at the Glasgow School of Art last week, the book launch for Building the Modern Church: Roman Catholic Church Architecture in Britain, 1955 to 1975 will…
Building the Modern Church: Roman Catholic Church Architecture in Britain, 1955 to 1975, is now published and available for purchase direct from the publisher. It will shortly also be available from…
The Twentieth Century Society organised a conference in London, ‘Sacred Spaces in Modern Britain’, taking place on Saturday 30 November 2013 at 70 Cowcross Street. Robert Proctor spoke on ‘Sacred…
The book resulting from this project, entitled Building the Modern Church: Roman Catholic Church Architecture in Britain, 1955 to 1975, is now in press and likely to be available in…
Our exhibition, ‘Churches in the Modern World’, was shown in London in April 2013 at the church of St Luke in Pinner to coincide with the centenary celebrations of the parish.…
On Tuesday 4 December, Robert Proctor gave a talk for Docomomo Scotland in Edinburgh entited ‘Modern Church, Modern City: Roman Catholic Church Architecture and Town Planning in Post-War Britain’. The…
Our exhibition, ‘Churches in the Modern World’, is currently showing in Leeds and will then move to Manchester. In Leeds it is on show at Leeds Trinity University College, Brownberrie…
The exhibition, ‘Churches in the Modern World: Roman Catholic Church Architecture in Britain, 1955 to 1975’ has now transferred to St Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral at York Place in Edinburgh,…
The exhibition, ‘Churches in the Modern World’, opened at St Chad’s Roman Catholic Cathedral in Birmingham on 8 October and will remain in place there until 5 November 2012. We are…
On Wednesday 26 September 2012 from 6pm to 7.30pm we held a seminar at the Lighthouse, Glasgow, entitled ‘Modern Catholic Church Architecture’. This event consisted of three short talks followed by refreshments…
We are absolutely delighted to be able to show the exhibition at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral thanks to the generosity of the Archdiocese of Liverpool. The exhibition, ‘Churches in the Modern…
Our project exhibition, ‘Churches in the Modern World: Roman Catholic Church Architecture in Britain, 1955-75’, opens tomorrow, Wednesday 5 September 2012, in Gallery 2 of the Lighthouse, Mitchell Lane, Glasgow.…
Our exhibition, ‘Churches in the Modern World: Roman Catholic Church Architecture in Britain, 1955 to 1975‘, is currently in the final stages of preparation, and its first venues have now…
Welcome to the blog for this Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow School of Art / AHRC funded research project. Details of new publications, events, talks and other project outcomes will…
Roman Catholic Church Architecture in Britain, 1955-75 