

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Common Treasures with Giles Smith and Hana Loftus
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 10 Jun, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 10 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: A credible and compelling vision of what life in a rural future might look like.About this EventGiles Smith and Hana Loftus Common TreasuresWednesday 10 June 2026, 6.30pm - 8.30pmThe Commons Community Kitchen &amp; Café at The Minories, 74 High Street, Colchester, CO1 1UEGiles Smith, founding partner of the architecture and design collective Assemble, Winner of the 2015 Turner Prize, will be discussing the Common Treasures project and accompanying books with writer, designer, and Essex-based planner Hana Loftus. An anthology that offers a credible and compelling vision of what life in a rural future might look like.Tickets: £10 / £8  concessions (students, under 27s and unwaged)Common Treasures is a project which explores the challenges faced by rural communities by bringing together people with a broad range of different skills and experiences who are committed to a form of rural development that prioritises communities over profit, promotes sustainable agriculture and land stewardship, and combines lasting economic impact with ecological and social values. Find out more about the Common Treasures project at commontreasures.org.Giles SmithGiles Smith is an architect, writer and educator. He is a founding partner of the award-winning architecture practice Assemble, where his work focuses on socially-oriented projects at scales that range from furniture and events to complex buildings and masterplanning. Hana LoftusHana Loftus is a planner, designer and writer based in Essex. She co-directs HAT Projects, an architecture and planning practice based in Colchester, and as a writer has been published in Apollo, Icon and widely in the architecture and planning press. Hana contributed an essay to Volume 2 of Common Futures.Photo of Giles Smith ©  Hannah ThualPhoto of Hana Loftus © Polly Alderton  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/675c1660-2a4e-11f1-9b78-2b8de5d122b0-rimg-w747-h740-dc000000-gmir.png   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/67a50640-2a4e-11f1-9b78-2b8de5d122b0-rimg-w1200-h607-dcffffff-gmir.jpg
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/colchester/common-treasures-with-giles-smith-and-hana-loftus/100001985705735308
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 8, max: 10, currency: GBP

## Event venue details

- **city**: Colchester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Commons Community Kitchen & Café at The Minories
- **lat**: 51.8896484
- **long**: 0.9051842999999996
- **full address**: The Commons Community Kitchen &amp; Café at The Minories, 74 High Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

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- **organizer**: Essex Book Festival (https://allevents.in/org/essex-book-festival/23215812)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 10 Jun, 2026 at 06:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Commons Community Kitchen &amp; Café at The Minories, 74 High Street, Colchester, United Kingdom
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 8 up to 10 GBP
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Essex Book Festival
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Common Treasures with Giles Smith and Hana Loftus ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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