This June, we’re welcoming you and your family to our free interactive event in the heart of the North East, for the very first time! Immerse yourself into a world of wonder at Discover Festival: ncl.ac.uk/discover-fest?…

I’m very pleased to share the news that I’m part of the team curating the British Pavilion at next year’s La Biennale di Venezia Honoured to be collaborating with Cave_bureau and Kathryn Yusoff. venicebiennale.britishcouncil.org/british-pavili… 📷Taran Wilkhu © British Council

👏 Congratulations to the architectural practitioners selected as the #BritishPavilion team for La Biennale di Venezia 2025: Kabage Karanja and Stella Mutegi Cave_bureau, Owen Hopkins Farrell Centre and Kathryn Yussof Queen Mary University of London. 👉venicebiennale.britishcouncil.org/british-pavili… 📸 Taran Wilkhu © British Council

Our Farrell Centre Director Owen Hopkins is part of this esteemed #BritishPavilion team for 19th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia 2025. Looking forward to the conversations to be sparked around architecture's impact on communities & planet. Watch this space...

The Farrell Centre presents BUILDING: An exhibition under construction which will transform the exhibition galleries into live making spaces in an exploration of the process of building. farrellcentre.org.uk/whats-on/build… thru 18august

Seventeen years since it first encouraged venues to keep their doors open after hours – and us to pile through them – The Late Shows has clocked up a reputation for offering a special couple of evenings on Tyneside. @SamWonfor takes a look at this year’s offer. FREE TO READ:

The Farrell Centre presents BUILDING: An exhibition under construction which will transform the exhibition galleries into live making spaces in an exploration of the process of building. farrellcentre.org.uk/whats-on/build… thru 18august

Tonight! What’s happening with Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in Newcastle? 18:00-19:30 ⚠️LOCATION CHANGE! Now in the Fine Art Lecture Lecture Theatre King Edward VII KEVII.201 (1 minute walk from the Farrell Centre) farrellcentre.org.uk/whats-on/whats…

Looking forward to this tonight! ⚠️Reminder the event is now in the Fine Art Lecture Theatre King Edward VII Building, Newcastle University NE1 7RU⚠️

Gorgeous architecture serving as the promotional hub for all things architectural :) Farrell Centre

The Farrell Centre presents BUILDING: An exhibition under construction which will transform the exhibition galleries into live making spaces in an exploration of the process of building. farrellcentre.org.uk/whats-on/build… thru 18august

Join the MAKING MAGAZINES BA dissertation group discussing the past, present, and future of architecture and its media with writer and broadcaster Tom Dyckhoff. Thursday 2nd May, 4.30–5.30pm, The Urban Room, Farrell Centre

Happy Birthday to Margaret Calvert! 🎈🎂 Graphic designer, typographer and pioneer in wayfinding, she has been responsible for transport font, rail alphabet and the eponymous 'Calvert' font, used across the region's Tyne and Wear Metro.

We are delighted to announce the publication of our first book: Towards Another Architecture: New Visions for the 21st Century. Published with Lund Humphries the book brings together 12 contributions that explore architecture’s transformative potentials. farrellcentre.org.uk/explore/announ…

Ten years ago today, we opened the Newcastle City Futures pop-up exhibition, a celebration of a city past present & future, an event that launched a 6yr initiative for proactive citizen participation, collaboration, & innovation projects. It was the forerunner to Farrell Centre

Some 60 years on, Concrete Dreams at Farrell Centre explores and evaluates the quest to turn Newcastle into the ‘Brasília of the north’ ow.ly/Xoxi50Teg7g

'This Was All Fields' is an exhibition based on Newcastle University Academic Track Fellow Julia Heslop's project exploring the social and environmental impacts of large scale housing developments. See it Farrell Centre from 19 Sept, details here: bit.ly/3ZhhVrf Newcastle University Centre for Researching Cities Newcastle APL

Concrete Dreams sneak peek! 👀Tom Draper is creating a series of films to accompany the exhibition, exploring some its key themes and personalities; from Byker and the West End, to the legacy of T. Dan Smith. Tom came into the exhibition last week to see how it’s coming together.