• Open Lecture Series 2013/2014
• Norbert Singer Lecture Theatre / M055
• Mansion Site, Avery Hill Campus
• Wednesday 6th November; 6PM

The Walmer Yard project explores the possibilities of a dense urban architecture in West London. Walmer Yard is a response to property values and the tightness of the site, which makes demands on the architectural judgement of an appropriate density and privacy.

Peter Salter set up private practice in 1982 after gaining experience in a number of prestigious London firms. His architectural work has focused on cultural, residential and leisure projects, including several projects in Japan. His teaching career began in the 1980s when he joined the AA as a technical tutor in the diploma school. In 1995 he was appointed Head of School and Professor of Architecture at the University of East London, with a focus to develop a school with a specialism in exploring architecture through construction with an emphasis on materials as a way of engaging with issues of sustainability and low energy construction. In 2006, he was appointed Professor of Architectural Design at the Welsh School of Architecture in Cardiff. He has over twenty years experience as a visiting critic and lecturer to UK schools of architecture and as a guest speaker at architectural organisations across the world. A widely published author, he has contributed essays to several AA publications and written three AA files. He is the recipient of the Annie Spink Award (2004) and the AJ/Boris Royal Academy Main Award for an Architectural Project for his Thai Fish Restaurant, Tokyo (1991).