Past events

2026

  • Online Spring visit – virtual visit to the Hive
  • Spring visit – Materials in London: Performance Without Toxicity at Fabrica X and the Materials & Products Collection at Central Saint Martins

2025

  • Online event – Lego Serious Play workshop
  • Online event – object-based learning TeachMeet
  • Conference – Bristol
  • Online event – AGM with two talks

2024

  • Spring visit – RIBA, London
  • Online event – ‘Valentine’s Day’ TeachMeet
  • Conference – Newcastle University ‘History, Heritage, and Innovation’ [Video recordings of this event are available free for ARCLIB members – to access, please contact the Secretary]

2023

  • Spring visit – University of Greenwich
  • Conference – Sheffield Hallam University

2022

  • Conference – University of Brighton, 2022 visions: learning lessons, sharing practice, envisioning the future.

2021

  • Conference – online

2020

  • Spring visit – virtual visit to Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous buildings

2019

  • Conference – IUAV, Venice University Institute of Architecture, Globalism, Diversity, Exchange and Publishing Architecture.

2018

  • Spring visit – Soane Museum: Research Library & Archive
  • Conference – De Montfort University, Leicester, Repurpose, Regenerate, Reimagine.

2017

  • Spring visit – The Design Museum
  • Conference – University of Bath, Collaborate, Create, Celebrate.

2016

  • Spring visit – UCL Bartlett Built Environment library and the Sky Garden in Fenchurch Street.
  • Conference – The Glasgow School of Art and University of Strathclyde, Information, Inspiration, Regeneration.

2015

  • Sprint visit – Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park
  • Conference – University of Bournemouth, Making Libraries, Making Information, Making Architecture.

2014

  • Conference – Queen’s College, Cambridge, Beautiful Libraries

2013

  • Conference – University of York, Creative, Co-operative, Constructive and Cost-effective.

2012

  • Conference – St Catherine’s College, Oxford, Shaping the Future.

2011

  • Conference – Wales Institute for Sustainable Education, How Green is your Valley? Sustainable Building – Sustainable Libraries.

2010

  • Conference – University of Portsmouth, Reflections.

2009

  • Conference – Cardiff University

2008

  • Conference – Liverpool, Cultural Constructions.

2007

  • Conference – Greenwich

2006

  • Conference – Bath, Conserving, Restoring and Recording our Architectural Heritage.

2005

  • Conference – Dublin, Articulating architecture.

2004

  • Conference – Chester, Retaining Walls? (Contemporary Challenges for Architecture and Construction Librarians).

2003

  • Conference – The University of Sheffield, Urban Regeneration.

2002

  • Conference – Oxford, Guides to architecture, their origins, design and use.

2001

  • Conference – Canterbury Christchurch University
  • Spring visit – National Monuments Record at Swindon

2000

  • Conference – Newcastle upon Tyne, Bridging the Gap.

1999

  • Conference – University of Strathclyde and Glasgow School of Art

1998

  • Conference – Bristol

1997

  • Conference – University of Central England, Birmingham, Current Issues and Developments in Architecture Librarianship.

1996

  • Conference – John Moore’s University Liverpool, Finding and Meeting Users Needs.

1995

  • Conference – Cardiff, The role of publishing in architecture.

1994

  • Conference – Edinburgh, Developing Networks

1993

  • Conference – The Queen’s University Belfast, From Document to Disk.

1992

  • Conference – University of Portsmouth, Electronic databases in the field of architecture and construction.

1991

  • Conference – Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies, York, Architectural conservation: informing the professionals.

1990

  • Conference – Kingston