The Riwaq for Brighton Festival
Brighton Festival is England’s largest annual curated multi-arts festival. The 2022 festival was curated by two guest directors; the...
Vanessa Norwood
curator, writer & consultant
for the built environment
Coffee with curves; Mizzi Studio's kiosks for the Royal Parks
I spoke to Jonathan Mizzi about the redemptive power of nature, mixing craft with technology and why sharp angles make us anxious. Most...
'K' for Kit - An Alphabet of Architectural Models
Kit. The word conjures up a travelling salesman moving from town to town, suitcase in hand. The infamous architect with a book of...
Shaping Space: Architectural Models Revealed
Shaping Space presented a collection of models responding to three questions: Why are models made? How are models made? And who are...
Transforming Tirana
Albania and its capital city are being transformed thanks to an ambitious urban redevelopment plan. Albania is on the cusp of change. Led...
Building Centre; window shopping
A series of exhibitions connecting back to the 1930 origins of the Building Centre.
Homegrown, Tirana
Homegrown; a collaboration with Stanton Williams, supported by the British Council. Albania.
The Construction of an Image
Edited by Vanessa Norwood Texts by Kersten Geers, Moritz Küng and Geoff Manaugh. Published by Bedford Press Photography has increasingly...
AA public works
The AA’s entrance can be intimidating; even the most determined struggle to gain entry to the school's Georgian home via its weighty...
Culture Quartet competition
Invited by Edi Rama’s Albanian Government to advise on the re-functioning of four historic buildings in Tirana, I am participating in a...
Venice Takeaway at the RIBA
VENICE TAKEAWAY EN ROUTE TO RIBA - Interview in AArchitecture 17 AArchitecture 17 interviewed Vanessa Norwood, head of AA Exhibitions and...
Venice Takeaway at the British Pavilion
Venice Takeaway: Ideas to Change British Architecture, was the culmination of an ambitious global research project designed to make an...
Switzerland: Design for Life, A Foundation
Switzerland: Design for Life celebrated Swiss interior and graphic design culture, revealinghow Swiss designers have influenced urban...