David Lea, architect, and the China connection - A talk by Adam Voelcker
| Dates: | 5 November 2026 |
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| Times: | 16:30 - 18:00 |
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| What is it: | Talk |
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| Organiser: | School of Environment, Education and Development |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Families, Adults, Age Friendly, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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| Speaker: | Adam Voelcker |
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Join us for a fascinating talk reflecting on David Lea's photographs of daily life and architecture in 1970s China.
How can a journey change the way an architect thinks, lives and designs?
In 1975, British architect David Lea travelled to China. An early advocate of environmentally responsible architecture, Lea returned from the visit with experiences and ideas that would leave a lasting impression on his life and work.
Drawing on Lea's remarkable photographs of China in the 1970s, alongside images of his later architectural projects, both built and unbuilt, Adam Voelcker explores the connections between this journey and Lea's evolving approach to architecture and everyday living.
The talk offers a glimpse into China at a time of profound political and social change.
There will be an audience Q&A after the presentation.
Tickets are free and everyone is welcome.
Speaker
Adam Voelcker
Biography: Adam Voelcker is a retired architect and writer living in north Wales, where he moved in 1979 to join David Lea. In 1982, he set up his own practice with his wife and spent over 30 years working primarily on old buildings, including many important churches. He has written books about architects in north Wales (Herbert Luck North, Sidney Colwyn Foulkes and David Lea) and is also a co-author of the Gwynedd volume in the Pevsner/Buildings of Wales series.
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Holden Gallery (Dark Room), Grosvenor Building, Manchester Metropolitan University, Oxford Road
