WPM150 Lunchtime Talk:

Sheffield's 70s Skyline - The Architecture of Our City

 

Wednesday 5th November 2025, 1pm-2pm

Weston Park Museum, S10 2TP

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Click here to book via the Sheffield Museums website - https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/lunchtime-talk-sheffields-70s-skyline-the-architecture-of-our-city/

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Part of a programme of displays, events and activities celebrating 150 years of Weston Park Museum in 2025. Find out more here 

Suggested donation £5 – Please donate if you're able and help keep your museums open and available for everyone to enjoy.

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In celebration of Weston Park Museum's big birthday, SSA members have agreed to deliver a talk to celebrate the architecture of our city. Join SSA members for a lunchtime event exploring the bold, challenging, and often controversial architectural legacy of 1970s Sheffield. Through a series of talks, we’ll delve into the city’s modernist and brutalist landmarks, both built and imagined. Presentations will be delivered by local architects, academics and residents reflecting specifically on the iconic Park Hill and Hyde Park flats, examining how these monumental housing schemes evolved through ambition, decline, and regeneration.

 

We will also discuss the broader architectural landscape of 1970s Sheffield, from concrete civic buildings to educational and industrial structures, considering their social context, design intent, and enduring impact. And we will uncover the fascinating story behind Superstudio’s unrealised masterplan for Sheffield: a radical, utopian vision that reimagined the city at a vast, conceptual scale. Whether you love or loathe this era of architecture, this event offers a unique opportunity to reconsider Sheffield’s skyline through a critical and creative lens.

 

Expect lively discussion, striking visuals, and surprising insights.

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Please book via the Sheffield Museums website by clicking the link above.

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