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RSA Architecture & Urban Planning

The RSA Architecture and Urban Planning interest group builds on the RSA’s rich heritage and vast network of architects, planners, and place-makers to inspire and enable the creation of environments where people, places, and the planet can flourish in harmony.
27 Nov 2025 The Steps, RSA House, 8 John Adam Street WC2N 6EZ and Online via Zoom
Close-up of a modern glass building with multiple geometric sections, reflecting the sky and clouds on its shiny blue windows—an inspiring sight often featured at leading architecture events in London.
Fellowship events

RSA Architecture & Urban Planning

The RSA Architecture and Urban Planning interest group builds on the RSA’s rich heritage and vast network of architects, planners, and place-makers to inspire and enable the creation of environments where people, places, and the planet can flourish in harmony.
23 Oct 2025 The Steps, RSA House, 8 John Adam Street WC2N 6EZ and Online via Zoom
Close-up of a modern glass building with multiple geometric sections, reflecting the sky and clouds on its shiny blue windows—an inspiring sight often featured at leading architecture events in London.
RSArchive

Stones, songs and secrets 

From a laundry list on limestone to Lear’s vibrant parrots, the RSA’s role in the birth of lithography is a tale of invention, intrigue and the elusive Madame Gleissner
9 Jul 2025 Richard Hale
An old-fashioned printing press with large rollers, a crank handle, and a flat platform holding two illustrated pages on an open surface, shown against a plain light background.
Replay

Roots of trust: how a forgotten artefact might redesign the future

Join trust expert and artist Rachel Botsman at RSA House as she explores how design thinking and visual storytelling can reshape leadership and trust. Inspired by her 2025 London Design Biennale installation Roots of Trust, this event revisits the world’s first organisational chart to uncover new possibilities for human-centred systems.
16 Jun 2025
A decorative panel with intricate, circular patterns is suspended in a dark room, casting elaborate, lace-like shadows on the floor and wall. A small bench sits in the corner, partially illuminated by the light and shadows.
Fellowship news

RSA Journal wins big at global design awards

The RSA Journal has continued its winning streak of successes by triumphing in the Astrid Awards, which recognise outstanding achievement in corporate design.
24 Apr 2025 Mike Thatcher
An illustrated group portrait of diverse people surrounds a yellow circle with "270 Years of the RSA Journal" on a white background, set against a solid yellow frame.
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Design for (end of) life

How can better product design help reduce consumption and create a circular economy? Tim Walker, RSA Fellow and President of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, discusses.
12 Mar 2025 Tim Walker
A person wearing glasses, a red shirt, and coveralls is sorting plastic bottles on a conveyor belt in a recycling facility. They are wearing white gloves and working alongside others in the background.
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RDI Address 2024

We award the title ‘Royal Designer for Industry’ annually to designers of all disciplines who have achieved sustained design excellence, work of aesthetic value, and significant benefit to society.
28 Nov 2024
Aerial view of a neatly arranged garden with multiple sections of varied plants and flowers, interspersed with dirt paths. A wooden building with a gray roof is situated to the left, surrounded by lush trees and a backdrop of open fields.