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14 April 2017

Episode 71

30 minutes

Why do so many grand old theatres fall into disrepair? ‘ArchDaily’ editor James Taylor-Foster and architects Jason Flanagan and Takero Shimazaki share the secrets to gently updating a picture palace for the modern age.

14 April 2017

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Chapter 1

2 minutes


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Chapter 1

The Tottenham Palace

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Ben Rylan finds out why, despite closing in the 1960s, the old Tottenham Palace cinema is still standing today.

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Chapter 2

7 minutes


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Chapter 2

James Taylor-Foster

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Editor of ‘ArchDaily’ James Taylor-Foster discusses the tricky business of updating an old cinema for the modern age.

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Chapter 3

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Chapter 3

Jason Flanagan

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Architect Jason Flanagan on how he approached the challenge of redesigning a grand old picture palace for use as a large hotel.

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Jason Flanagan

Chapter 4

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Chapter 4

Takero Shimazaki

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Architect Takero Shimazaki takes us behind the scenes of his stunning refurbishment of London’s Curzon Bloomsbury cinema inspired by the films of Andrei Tarkovsky.

5 minutes

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Takero Shimazaki

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