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Address: 26 Store Street, London, WC1E7BT, GB
Telephone: +442076924000
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Visit our free exhibitions, events, products and materials galleries. Alongside that, we offer Co-working office and hot-desking, and Café.

We're also a Venue Hire space perfect for conferences, seminars, graduate events and product launches.

24/05/2026

Are you joining us for the lunchtime talks this week?

If you are, make sure to tag us in your post!

26 May | 1PM
Back to Back-to-Back: The Re-emergence of England’s Most Common House Type

In this talk, Hal Mellen will discuss the key themes and findings from his soon to be published book, Back to Back-to-back: The Re-emergence of England’s Most Common House Type. He will explore the complete history of the back-to-back, why it became so widespread, what led to its downfall and the factors that have enabled its return.

27 May | 1PM
Live. Work. Live–Work

This talk explores the evolving relationship between living and working through a series of Russian For Fish's residential, workplace and live-work projects.

If we are serious about retaining creativity across the capital and the country — about allowing people to build lives as well as livelihoods — then live–work must remain part of the conversation.

28 May | 1PM
Drawing Resilience: City Farms as Civic Ecologies

In comic form, this talk presents architecturally directed research on four city farms—Vauxhall, Mudchute, and Kentish Town City Farm in London, alongside one in Oxford—to argue for their role in promoting well-being through everyday practices of care and repair. Often located on marginal or formerly industrial land, these farms transform overlooked sites into valuable civic assets through voluntary labour, local knowledge, and negotiated self-governance.

29 May | 1PM
CPD: The Benefits of Natural Fibre Insulation

This accredited CPD session is designed for architects, specifiers, and contractors seeking structured, evidenced learning around sustainable material selection. Over the course of the session, we'll work through five interconnected themes - from the strategic case for carbon reduction through to the practical specification and integration of natural insulation on live projects.

Head to our website to book any or all of these talks!

22/05/2026

We are pleased to announce the extension of the Small Scale, BIG Ideas exhibition until 5th June.

That's an extra week to plan a visit to the Building Centre!

21/05/2026

It’s the most anticipated day of the year for our venue hire team - Sotheby’s Careers Fair!
This event is perfect for graduates seeking a direct link to employers.
Drop by the building today to meet with countless organisations, attend talks and receive careers advice.

19/05/2026

Step inside our Product Galleries at the Building Centre 👀

These ‘mini-showrooms’ are a powerful way for brands to showcase materials, systems and innovations to the architecture and construction community. Featuring products from the UK and beyond, each gallery is tailored to reflect the unique identity of the business behind it.

Based in Central London, these spaces don’t just display products—they open doors to new conversations, collaborations and clients.

Come and browse, be inspired.

18/05/2026

Are you joining us for any events this week?

Resonant Architecture Works – Mon 18 May, 1pm
Engineering Natural Materials – Mon 18 May, 4.30pm
Get Dense – Tue 19 May, 1pm
Cany Ash: Zooming in, Zooming out – Tue 19 May, 6.30pm
Small Block; Big Blocks – Wed 20 May, 1pm
Sotheby’s Institute of Art: Careers Fair 2026 – Thu 21 May, 10am–3pm
Repairing the Street – Fri 22 May, 1pm

Tickets are selling out so be quick to reserve yours on our eventbrite page:
https://pulse.ly/41kmijbick

15/05/2026

Did we forget to mention our Small Scale BIG Ideas launch night was a HUGE success?

Small Scale, BIG Ideas is the Building Centre's most collaborative project to date.

It brings together 14 architects from around the world, highlighting smaller spaces that need creativity, pragmatism and the core of architecture - a splash genius! The launch night was a chance to see the exhibition in place and ready for the public for the first time. It was also a celebration of the hard work of everyone involved.

You can visit the exhibition until May 29 at the Centre, 8AM - 6PM, Monday to Friday.

13/05/2026

Friday 15 May
A retrospective on the development of U‑Build
1- 2PM

This talk reflects on the origins, ambitions and ongoing development of U‑Build, the modular self‑build construction system developed by Studio Bark, exploring how alternative approaches to making buildings can respond to the climate crisis, housing affordability, and the need for circular construction models.

Conceived as a flat‑pack, timber system assembled using simple hand tools, U‑Build was designed to make construction more accessible and participatory, while significantly reducing waste through reuse and adaptability. Built around principles of the circular economy, the system is fully demountable and reconfigurable, allowing buildings to be repaired, extended, moved or reused over time rather than treated as disposable end products. The talk will discuss how these ideas were translated into a construction system, and the challenges of balancing architectural ambition with simplicity, affordability and long‑term environmental responsibility.

The presentation will focus in particular on Nest House, a three‑bedroom, fully accessible eco‑home in Herefordshire, as a key case study. Designed by Studio Bark and constructed using the U‑Build system, Nest House demonstrates how low‑impact materials, alternative foundations, and off‑grid energy strategies can be integrated into a domestic project. First presented at Small Scale Big Ideas, the project will be discussed not only as an architectural outcome, but also as an experiment in collaborative, educational building processes and ‘building as learning’.

Together, the speakers will reflect on what self‑build can offer today — from empowering individuals and communities, to reshaping how we think about permanence, ownership and responsibility in the built environment.
Book your tickets here: https://pulse.ly/gzdft9tnnt

12/05/2026

Today we had in the amphitheater for their lunch time talk.

Using design to invent what does not yet exist, helps to unlock site potential.

Come along and see the Small Scale, BIG Ideas exhibition to find out more about them and their work.

09/05/2026

Making an event go perfectly is all down to the hard work and dedication of the events team.

Our events team are in-house, and it’s their sole mission to lead events from that very first enquiry right up until the last wine glass has been cleaned and packed away.

We know there are hundreds of events happening in London every day, and we are proud to offer something a little more bespoke and engaging.

Use the link in bio to make an appointment to come and see our team and have a demo of our immersive screens. The Building Centre is waiting for you!

06/05/2026

We were very excited to welcome Pierre D’Avoine to kick off our lunch time talks programme.
If you joined us today don’t forget to tag us in your posts.

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Monday	9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 4:30pm
Thursday	9am - 4:30pm
Friday	9am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+442076924000

Website

http://www.buildingcentre.co.uk/

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