Date/Time
Date(s) - Monday 11 November 2024
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location
Duke Street Church

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From palaces to pagodas to bridges, Richmond’s rich history has been carved by the river and the people who have lived, loved, and died there.

Buildings have their histories and stories locked into them – all we have to do is find the key. They are the most significant expression of our emotions, behaviours, and cultures.  

Clay, stone, wood, metal, and water are meaningless materials until we decide to assemble them in a way that gives them meaning for us.  And the way we assemble something and the purpose we give it create the stories and the culture we share.

Stories are how we construct our reality.  They are the foundation of language, communication, and connection.  Our buildings are the structural expressions of how we live in our societies and communities, and the pattern of our history.  They show how we interact, and express our status and connections; their styles represent our culture and meaning.  And all by the use of clay, stone, wood, metal and water.

This talk aims to help people use fresh eyes to find the secrets hidden within our buildings, and what the buildings of Richmond tell us about the lives of those living here, now and in the past.

Our speaker, Charles Leon, is a past president of the British Institute of Interior Design, and a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Design and Innovation Committee.  He is also a guest lecturer at Middlesex University.

He is a licensed Open Genius creativity trainer, and lectures internationally on the interface between design-thinking, creativity, story, neuroscience, innovation, and how creative minds work.

Charles has a well-established design practice, Leon Black, and in recent years has also produced a series of creative sketch journals.