LESSER KNOWN ARCHITECTURE TOURING EXHIBITION PROPOSAL WATER TOWER, LINCOLNSHIRE PHOTOGRAPH BY THEO SIMPSON EXHIBITION OVERVIEW Britain is rich with forgotten architecture: extraordinary buildings, structures and ideas that helped define the landscape of their time and the technology of the future, but which are often unknown to the general public. Lesser Known Architecture – an ongoing photographic research project by Theo Simpson – seeks to document these structures, bringing their existence (and sometimes their plight) to a wider audience and acknowledges the architects and engineers who created such inspiring work. The original Design Museum exhibition, curated by Elias Redstone, featured ten lesser known architectural sites across London nominated by leading architecture critics. These were presented in a series of offset prints and Tank installation designed by Ben McLaughlin, and displayed as part of London Festival of Architecture 2013. The touring exhibition features 30 framed prints, taking in sites not only in DORMAN LONG SOUTH BANK COKE OVEN TOWER, TEESSIDE the capital, but across the United Kingdom as a whole. Lesser Known PHOTOGRAPH BY THEO SIMPSON Architecture presents an architectural epitaph for a forgotten era. The exhibition is accompanied by limited edition Lesser Known Architecture prints available for tour venues to sell in their shops. Photography: Theo Simpson Guest Curator: Elias Redstone RED HILL SERVICE STATION, LEICESTERSHIRE PHOTOGRAPH BY THEO SIMPSON Graphic Design: Ben McLaughlin Tour Venues: National Centre for Craft and Design, Lincolnshire 22 November 2014 – 20 March 2015 Available: December 2015 onwards Space: 50 linear metres approx. Hire Fee: On request WELBECK STREET CAR PARK, LONDON PHOTOGRAPH BY THEO SIMPSON LIST OF EXHIBITS 1. 132Kv PL16 Terminal Tower, Nottinghamshire 2. Balfron Tower, London 3. Barnsley Main Colliery, South Yorkshire 4. Belfast Truss Hangars, Cheshire 5. Bennerley Viaduct, Derbyshire 6. Bevin Court, London 7. Cabmen’s Shelter, London 8. Castle Market, South Yorkshire 9. Clipstone Colliery Headstocks and Powerhouse, Nottinghamshire 10. Coalbrookdale Iron Bridge, Shropshire 11. Crystal Palace Subway, London 12. Dorman Long South Bank Coke Oven Tower, Teesside 13. Emley Moor Transmitting Station, West Yorkshire 14. Ferro-concrete Barges, Essex 15. Former Odeon Cinema, Leicestershire 16. Grimsby Dock Tower, Lincolnshire EMLEY MOOR TRANSMITTING STATION, 17. Harworth Colliery Spoil Conveyor, Nottinghamshire WEST YORKSHIRE PHOTOGRAPH BY THEO SIMPSON 18. Hyperbolic Paraboloid Roof, Nottinghamshire 19. Mail Rail, London 20. Nissen Huts, Lincolnshire 21. Nunhead Cemetery, London 22. Occidental Oil Refinery Jetty, Essex 23. Red Hill Service Station, Leicestershire 24. Stockwell Bus Garage, London 25. St James’s Park Tube Station, London 26. St John the Baptist Parish Church, Lincolnshire HYPERBOLIC PARABOLOID ROOF, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 27. St Peter’s Seminary, Argyll and Bute, Scotland PHOTOGRAPH BY THEO SIMPSON 28. Tropospheric Scatter Dishes, Lincolnshire 29. Water Tower, Lincolnshire 30. Welbeck Street Car Park, London TERMS OF HIRE The Design Museum will charge a hire fee to the Venue for the Exhibition. The hire fee, payable in two instalments, covers the following costs: INCLUDED IN HIRE FEE • Curation and concept by the Design Museum • Administration and tour management by the Design Museum • Exhibits • Use of DM exhibition text • Use of DM exhibition and graphic design concept 132KV PL16 TERMINAL TOWER, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE PHOTOGRAPH BY THEO SIMPSON COSTS PAYABLE BY THE VENUE • Hire Fee, payable instalments • Fee to Exhibition Designer to adapt the exhibition to the venue’s space • Share of transport costs • Storage of empty crates • Installation and de-installation costs, including build, technicians, couriers and any additional staff required on site • Production of exhibition graphics, fee to graphic designer • Any press or printed materials such as private view invitation, flyer, poster. BEVIN COURT, LONDON PHOTOGRAPH BY THEO SIMPSON • And any other costs relating to exhibition production. CONTACT For further information about Design Museum touring exhibitions, please contact: Ria Hawthorn, Touring Programme Manager E: [email protected] T: 00 44 (0) 20 7940 8788 Charlotte Bulte, Touring and Exhibitions Coordinator E: [email protected] T: 00 44 (0) 20 7940 8756 Design Museum 28 Shad Thames London SE1 2YD .