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The Debators
Oliver Wainwright is Architecture Critic at the Guardian and former Features Editor of Building Design Magazine.
Cath Slessor is Critic-at-Large of the Architecture Foundation and the former editor of the Architectural Review.
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Jack Self is co-founder of the new crowd-funded magazine, the Real Review and Contributing Editor for the Architectural Review.
Hana Loftus is Director of HAT Projects and writes for Building Design magazine, Architecture Today and Icon magazine.
Chair
Marcus Fairs is Editor-in-Chief of Dezeen and founder of ICON magazine.
The project has been curated by Phineas Harper, Maria Smith and Robert Mull , and is hosted by The Cass, supported by The Architecture Foundation and Media Partner Dezeen.
For full details about the lectures and to book visit the Turncoats website.
News details
| Venues |
26 November, Turncoats talks start at 7pm at Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, E1 5JL |
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| Book Tickets | turncoats.uk |
