The Five Catastrophes that Made London

London is the most dynamic old world city on the planet – renewal has been at the heart of its success. Disaster has never been courted, but when it has come it has provided the platform for advances that have been at first sight architectural but with hindsight economic and social.

This is a free public lecture by Simon Thurley, Visiting Gresham Professor of the Built Environment.

There is no need to book in advance for this lecture. It runs on a first come first served basis.