Peter Celsing

Riksbank building at Brunkebergstorg 11, Stockholm. Peter Celsing, completed 1976

A talk by Tony Fretton

19.00-21.00 on 4th November 2025

at the Alan Baxter Associates Gallery, 77 Cowcross St, London EC1M 6EL and online.

Docomomo members go free. To book a member’s ticket please see here. To become a member see here.

Tickets for attendance in person and online are available here. Tickets will also be available on the door for £15.

For online attendance, please book your ticket before 18.00 on the day of the event. A link to watch the talk online will be sent to attendees before it begins.

The lecture will explore the  relationship between modernism and tradition in the work of swedish architect Peter Celsing 1920-1974.

Graduating from the AA, Tony Fretton went on to work for various practices before setting up Tony Fretton Architects in 1982. The award-winning practice has gone on to create a multitude of significant buildings, including The Red House, The British Embassy in Warsaw and The Lisson Gallery in London. From 1999 to 2013, Tony held the post of Professor within the Chair of Architecture and Interiors at TU Delft, the Netherlands.