A month of events celebrating, investigating and discussing and exploring architecture are taking place all over London as part of the London Festival of Architecture.
There are over 600 events, including exhibitions, lectures, public space installations, guided walks, bicycle rides, boat tours, parties, design workshops and debates.
Here’s our editor’s choice:
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The talk
Lunch Box Talk 6: Nick Edwards, Fundamental Architectural Inclusion, Newham and Atelier One Engineer15 July, 1pm - 1:45pm
Alan Baxter Gallery
A talk and debate on mobile structures. can hear how 23 architecture centres across the country work with all kinds of people inside and outside of architecture to make better buildings, places and neighbourhoods and hear where they agree and where they don't about shared agendas and collaboration.
Clerkenwell Kitchen have devised an organic lunch box of the best of the country's produce, locally sourced where possible, to keep you sustained while you listen.
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The walk
LFA Canary Wharf Hub walking tour26 June - 1 July
Take a look in and around this iconic building, starting in Foster’s Underground station.
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The show
Geometrics: Elements of form, structure, materials and manufacture6 July - 20 July
The Gymnasium
This exhibition shows the work of Structural Engineer, Price & Myers’ Geometrics group, offering an insight into the realization of four projects and demonstrates how principles of geometry, engineering, materials and manufacturing methods have been used to go from simple base components to intricate and apparently complex three dimensional forms.
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The bash
But the tickets which are selling like hot cakes are for the “Architectural Jelly Banquet!”4 July, 8pm - 3am
University College London,
Including a late bar, jelly-wrestling and “theory”, organisers invite you to come dressed like a trifle or tasty desert. Book early to avoid disappointment and, presumably, bring a spoon.
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Building Sustainable Design
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