Talks | CLTH

If there’s one thing we’ve learned makes better buildings, it’s empathy. Architecture never happens in isolation—and simply by being interested and engaged, we’ve found it’s possible to open up the conversations that connect a scheme to its clients and community.

We believe that the more constraints there are, the better the architecture. If there aren’t any constraints, we create them. Challenging sites, existing buildings and complex briefs almost always present incredible opportunities for great design.

To limit our environmental impact, we start with what is already there. By manipulating the form and fabric of a building—whether new or existing—we can work with the existing conditions of topography, light and orientation, and harness the natural energy sources offered by air, ground and water.

If a site’s constraints guide the bigger design decisions, then it’s empathy that informs the smaller, social details. These details frame the human narratives that aren’t included in the brief, anticipating specific moments in the users’ lives.

Good architecture is as much about what happens on the building site as it is about what’s on the drawing board. By working alongside contractors as well as clients we can ring-fence the ideas and details that matter, championing quality and sustainability throughout construction.

Talks

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16.10.2024, Education Estates, Manchester

The joy of learning environments by Wayne Head

04.06.2024, RIBAJ PiP Education and School Building Webinar

CLTH presents at the RIBAJ PiP Education and School Building Webinar

12.12.2023, City of London

New Creechurch Conservation Area Walk

20.10.2023, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican

Architectural yearnings by Wayne Head

06.10.2023, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican

The meaning of detail in architecture by Wayne Head

24.07.2023, Shakespeare Tower, Barbican

The History of Architectural Photography by Kilian O'Sullivan

02.03.2023, Sheffield Arts Tower

Sheffield University Architecture Society Talk by Amrit Seera and Hanaa Bawamia

23.06.22, Milton Keynes Library

Details: Milton Keynes New Town, by Wayne Head

16.06.22, Stevenage Museum

Details: Stevenage New Town, by Wayne Head

24.05.22, Natwest Group

Decarbonising office buildings by Richard Taylor

19.05.22, LHC Frameworks

Conservation, Heritage and Hornsey Library by Richard Taylor

25.11.21, Head Talk

Conserving the Authentic in honour of Jukka Jokilehto by Wayne Head

24.11.21, Portsmouth Council

Resilience and Participatory Design by Rallou Grigoropoulou and Will Henley

23.11.21, Hornsey Library

Hornsey Library Official Opening by Sarah Curl

18.11.21, Newcastle University

Social Housing and Retrofit by Simon Bumstead

21.10.21, Head Talk

At Risk Buildings by Wayne Head

04.06.21, UCJ Mumbai

The Meaning of Detail in Architecture by Wayne Head and Gabriella Watkins

13.05.21, UK New Towns Day

The Details Project – New Towns through Architecture and Modernism by Wayne Head and Nick Mallinger

23.04.21, Festival of Learning Spaces

Future Learning Environments – Pop-up Schools by Gabriella Watkins and Richard Taylor

16.04.21, Cold Room Talk

Passive Design Workshop by Professor Trevor Butler

13.04.21, RIBA Future Architects

RIBA Future Architects and RSAW Prep for Practice Panel

12.03.21, TU Wien Vienna

New Towns – Milton Keynes and Stevenage by Wayne Head and Gabriella Watkins

18.02.21, Cold Room Talk

Power, Control, Money by Neil Pinder

11.02.21, Cold Room Talk

New Towns – Milton Keynes and Stevenage by Gabriella Watkins

09.12.20, Queens University Belfast

The Meaning of Detail in Architecture by Wayne Head and Gabriella Watkins

18.11.20, Queen's University Belfast

Pop-up Initiatives by Wayne Head and Gabriella Watkins

30.10.20, Architecture Today Webinar

God is in the Details by Wayne Head, Amin Taha, Mary Duggan, Sasha Bhavan, Daniel Bosworth and Terry Fearfield

01.07.2020, Architecture Foundation

Day 58 of the 100 Day Studio by Wayne Head

29.06.20, Architecture Foundation

Architecture Foundation 100 Day Studio – Bedtime Stories by Wayne Head

12.02.20, Cold Room Talk

Hand, Heart and Mind by Wayne Head

30.10.19, Cold Room Talk

Details by Wayne Head and Gabriella Watkins

15.07.19, Cold Room Talk

Eurban Solid Timber Construction by Sarah Newine Moore

11.04.19, Cold Room Talk

From the Stage to the City by Will Henley

14.03.19, Cold Room Talk

Three Projects by Oliver Bulleid

14.02.19, Design South East

School design in the current funding context by Wayne Head

30.01.19, CABE Design Council

CABE Open Design Session: Resilient Cities & Infrastructure

11.12.18, Cold Room Talk

The Importance of Model Making by Joe Morris

29.11.18, Cold Room Talk

Functional Colour by Catrina Stewart and Hugh McEwan

28.06.18, Foster + Partners

The Meaning of Detail in Architecture by Wayne Head

18.04.18, Sir John Soane's Museum

Details Talk No. 5 at the Sir John Soane's Museum by Armstrong Yakubu

07.03.18, Sir John Soane's Museum

Details Talk No. 4 at the Sir John Soane's Museum by Gillian Horn

21.02.18, Sir John Soane's Museum

Details Talk No. 3 at the Sir John Soane's Museum by Elly Ward

07.02.18, Sir John Soane's Museum

Details Talk No. 2 at the Sir John Soane's Museum by Wayne Head and Arnaud Desjardin

31.01.18, Sir John Soane's Museum

Details Talk No. 1 at the Sir John Soane's Museum by Charles Holland

28.09.17, World Green Building Week

The Thames Tidal School by Wayne Head

08.06.17, University Industry Innovation Network Conference

Spaces to learn: a cross disciplinary lens on how HE learning environments shape transferable behaviors by Wayne Head and Dr Kate Hammer

10.02.17, Mackintosh School of Architecture

The Meaning of Detail in Architecture by Wayne Head

07.02.17, Silver End Heritage Society

The Meaning of Detail in Architecture by Wayne Head

02.11.16, RCN/ECN Conference

British Council Global Schools Template by Wayne Head

13.10.16, Cold Room Talk

Industry Changes and the Craft of Buildings

10.11.16, Radical Essex Weekend

Details at Radical Essex Weekend by Wayne Head and Charles Holland

04.01.16, City of London Talks

Forty Perspectives in One Square Mile Spanning Five Centuries by Wayne Head and Professor Marianne Mueller

01.01.16, RIBA Bookshop

The Meaning of Detail in Architecture & Literature by Wayne Head and Professor Greg Dart

Sutton Social Housing