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Jade Niklai worked as Curator of Events at The Architecture Foundation in London from 2005 to 2007. With a mission to promote contemporary architecture in London’s vibrant cultural landscape, the job included the curation of exemplar local and international architectural events, and developed long-term relationships with industry-leaders and emerging talent. Averaging 2.5 public events each week, Jade delivered over 200 public events, many in partnership with leading cultural organisations, and alongside countless private engagements for project partners, sponsors, trustees, patrons and members. Working as a key member of a small and dynamic team, Jade also devised and delivered press and marketing strategies, supported management, board and fundraising teams, and contributed to the daily life of the Yard Gallery. During this period, The Architecture Foundation was led by Rowan Moore, director and Nathalie Weadick, deputy director.
Key Projects
LEAD project partners:
Architectural Association School of Architecture
Barbican Centre
Bartlett School of Architecture UCL
Design Museum
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Museum of Modern Art in New York
University of Westminster
Venice Architecture Biennale
Victoria and Albert Museum
Tate Modern
KEY architectural contributors:
6A Architects (Stephanie McDonald and Tom Emerson)
Agents of Change (Tom Coward, Geoff Shearcroft and Daisy Froud)
Atelier Jean Nouvel (Jean Nouvel)
AWP (Alessandra Cianchetta)
Bernhard Tschumi Associates (Bernard Tschumi)
BIG (Bjarke Ingels)
Carmody Groarke (Kevin Carmody and Andy Groarke)
Caruso St John Architects (Adam Caruso)
David Adjaye Associates (David Adjaye)
David Chipperfield Architects (David Chipperfield)
Diller Scofidio + Renfro (Liz Diller)
Fashion Architecture Taste (Sean Griffith and Sam Jacob)
Foreign Office Architects (Farshid Moussavi)
Futuresystems (Amanda Levete, now AL_A)
Foster + Partners (Norman Foster and Mouzhan Majidi)
Grimshaw Architects (Nicholas Grimshaw)
Hawkins \ Brown (Roger Hawkins)
Herzog & de Meuron (Jacques Herzog)
Location + Vassal (Anne Location)
MVRDV (Jacob van Rijs)
MUF (Liza Fior)
OMA (Rem Koolhaas)
Peter Märkli Architects (Peter Märkli)
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (Richard Rogers)
Renzo Piano Building Workshop (Renzo Piano)
Rijke March Morgan Architects (Alex de Rijke)
Studio Egret West (Christophe Egret)
Universal Design Studio (Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby)
Urban Splash (Nick Johnson)
Wilkinson Eyre (Chris Wilkinson)
Zaha Hadid Architects (Zaha Hadid, Patrick Schumacher)
Other notable contributors:
Shumon Basar (writer, curator, editor)
Ricky Burdett (Venice Architecture Biennale, London School of Economics)
John Bird (Big Issue)
Nigel Coates (Royal College of Art, architect and trustee)
Celine Condorelli (architect and artist)
Tom Dyckhoff (critic, The Times)
Marcus Fairs (journalist, ICON + Dezeen)
Paul Finch (journalist, Architectural Review)
Sarah Gaventa (CABE)
Jonathan Glancey (critic, The Guardian)
Piers Gough (broadcaster and architect)
Alejandro Gutierrez (ARUP)
Fritz Haeg (architect, activist and artist)
Edwin Heathcote (critic, The Financial Times)
Tristram Hunt (historian, broadcaster, author)
Boris Johnson (journalist and politician)
Kieran Long (journalist and curator)
Helen Marriage (Artichoke)
Ben Page (Ipsos Mori)
Andrea Phillips (Goldsmiths College of Art)
Sunand Prasad (CABE, RIBA)
Vicky Richardson (journalist and curator)
Saskia Sassen (Columbia University, London School of Economics)
Brett Steele (Architectural Association)
Hardeep Singh Kohli (broadcaster)
Tony Travers (London School of Economics)
OTHER Notable Events:
Barbican Centre, City of London
Rem Koolhaas: London Architecture Biennale Big Debate, Summer 2006
Architecture on Film, pilot film series of ongoing programme, 2006 – 2007
Design Museum, Southbank
Curating Architecture: symposium, Winter 2006 | speakers: Adrian Forty, Charles Jencks, Alice Rawsthorn, Libby Sellars, Deyan Sudjic
LSO St. Luke’s
Tadao Ando: Creating a Dream, Summer 2006
Annual keynote lecture by Pritzker-prize winner
Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington
Thomas Heatherwick in conversation with Norman Foster, Winter 2007
Friday Night Architecture Live, Winter 2006 and Winter 2007 | speakers: 6A Architects, Amanda Levete, AOC, Eva Jiričná
Airspace, Euston Road
An exhibition about London’s changing skyline, curated by Newbetter: Shumon Basar, Joshua Bolchover and Parag Shama, Summer 2006 | Lunchtime tours and talks, opening and closing parties, private events and sponsors’ reception
Select Patrons’ Events
Studio visits: David Chipperfield, Future Systems, Zaha Hadid, Thomas Heatherwick, John Pawson
David Adjaye: Making Public Buildings, Whitechapel Gallery: architect-led private tour and reception
Modernism exhibition, Victoria and Albert Museum, 2006: curator-led tour
Venice Architecture Biennale – Cities Architecture and Society: curator-led tour, 2006
Madrid, urban tour with The architecture Foundation, 2007
Annual fundraiser hosted by Doris Lockhart, Regent’s Park, 2007