The next "Negroni Talk....!" will be back @ forno early in 2026
The next "Negroni Talk....!" will be back @ forno early in 2026
1 part architecture / 1 part provocation / 1 part negroni
Hosted by architects fourth_space and supported by Campari – the “Negroni Talks...!” were born out of a frustration with the mannerisms of much architectural debate. Intended as a provocation, the talks were set up to capture the spirit of the lively and opinion-driven exchanges that took place in the European café culture of the Fin de siècle. Being irreverent in tone, the series breaks with the formal presentations and traditionally staged discussion panel that are so typical to architecture events, by taking place in the relaxed and intimate surrounds of the Venetian restaurant Ombra and bakery Forno....
Seeking an Egalitarian atmosphere, distinctions between audience and speaker are deliberately blurred to promote looser, all-encompassing engagements with greater participation, as well as dispelling false authority and unchallengeable ‘expert’ opinions....
Food, drink and arguments go hand in hand and the talks provide an arena for freestyle conversations about the built environment, the role architecture plays culturally, the affect it has on the identity of places and the impact design has on the spaces in which people live their lives. Targeting challenging themes/topics that it is felt are being avoided, ignored or overlooked, the “Negroni Talks...!” aims to be an active agent for change by tackling some of key issues of the day in a rock ‘n roll way....
The Talks are live streamed, recorded and presented in full - live & unfiltered - on our podcast, with all that was discussed being made available the day after the night before!
The Venue
As well as the studio space at no 10 Vyner Street, fourth_space also co-owns the celebrated Venetian bar restaurant Ombra and bakery arch space Forno just a few doors down the road. Conceived as a ‘campo’, a place of social and cultural exchange, they reflect many aspects about who we are as people and how fourth_space looks at the world....
With both places acting as fourth_space’s second informal ‘meeting room’ they offer a natural venue to host events as a parallel going concern to the design work of the studio….