Speaker – Ian Swankie. This study day celebrates architecture in Britain and designs around the world
by British architects; from Edwin Lutyens and Charles Holden to Zaha Hadid, Richard Rodgers,
Norman Foster, and others. They all made an impact on the lives of people who enjoy their buildings.

Ian Swankie is a Londoner with a contagious enthusiasm for art and architecture.
He is an official guide at Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Guildhall Art Gallery and St Paul’s
Cathedral. He is also a freelance London tour guide. Since 2012 he has led a popular
weekly independent art lecture group in his hometown of Richmond in West
London. He is an accredited lecturer for The Arts Society, and a Freeman of the
Worshipful Company of Art Scholars, one of the City Livery Companies.