The Lives of Spaces tours to Belfast and London

Following The Lives of Spaces, Ireland's exhibition at the 11th International Architecture Biennale (Venice, 2008) has been invited to tour to the Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast (11 Feb - 27 Mar) and the RIBA Gallery, London (8 - 28 Apr).

Primarily through the use of film and moving image, the nine pieces in The Lives of Spaces explore the central role of space in our society, how it frames and structures the patterns and practices of our collective life, from domestic to civic, from personal to public.

The exhibition involves many new collaborations and experiments, which open up new ways of envisaging, designing and understanding space. Taken together, the nine pieces provide a spatial portrait of Irish architecture, and of Irish society. The exhibition is curated by Nathalie Weadick, Director of the Irish Architecture Foundation and Professor Hugh Campbell, School of Architecture, UCD.

The Lives of Spaces will open in Belfast in February with an extensive public and education programme. The Ormeau Baths Gallery is partnering with PLACE architecture centre and The Lyric Theatre to deliver a diverse range of workshops and performances influenced by the exhibition.

13 Feb Walk Around Tour

Nathalie Weadick, curator of The Lives of Spaces, will host a walk around tour of the exhibition

Lunchtime Lecture Series

Thursdays, 1pm – 1.45pm, Admission Free

These are short presentations by The Lives of Spaces participants and will take place at 1pm every Thursday for the duration of the exhibition. Coffee and tea provided

Lives of Spaces: Performance

23 - 25 Mar, 8pm

Over the course of a month, students from the Lyric Studio will construct an original piece of theatre based around themes, visuals and responses from the exhibition. The final piece will be shown on three nights at the end of the exhibition.  This is a project in collaboration with Anna Newell, Creative Director at the Centre of Excellence for Creative and Performing Arts at Queens.  Audience capacity is limited so please contact the gallery to reserve a place.

During The Lives of Spaces exhibition, the Ormeau Baths Gallery is working with PLACE Belfast on a series of programmes for schools and a major architecture symposium.

Saturday Art Club: Architecture

10.30am-12.30pm Admission £3

Saturday Art Club will host a series of workshops for children based on some of the themes arising from The Lives of Spaces exhibition including architecture, a sense of place, local buildings and design.

The Lives of Spaces

RIBA Portland Place, London

8 - 28 Apr

The Lives of Spaces opens in London at the RIBA Gallery on the 8 April 2010. In addition to the exhibition, the RIBA Trust in partnership with the Irish Architecture Foundation, will curate a series of talks featuring Irish and international guest speakers, details to be released over the coming weeks.