Events

Winter Nights: New York
January - February 2008
The Architecture Foundation's winter lecture series returns for four Wednesday evenings with a selection of New York's leading young architectural talent.
Sponsored by Davis Langdon
Supported by BDP

Real Architecture Spring 2008
Real Architecture Spring 2008
The series returns with an exceptional line up of speakers at Tate Modern, showcasing new projects by leading local and international practices.
Tickets for this season have now SOLD OUT.
Tuesday 1 April: Urban Splash
Tuesday 8 April: Herzog & de Meuron
Tuesday 15 April: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Tuesday 22 April: Sergison Bates Architects
Tuesday 29 April: Foreign Office Architects

Supercrits
An international crit series, which aims to take major experimental projects that have furthered architectural thought and practice and put them into an expert, international critical forum.
In collaboration with EXP – Research Centre for Experimental Practice

New New Town:
What the past can teach the future
20 - 21 Feburary 2008
The UK is currently seeing the growth of new settlements at a large scale, both under construction and proposed, in response to a need for new homes identified by government as running into the millions. The consequences of the hugely ambitious British New Towns programme, launched by the New Towns Act of 1946, will be examined in this international symposium alongside exemplars in continental Europe today.

Major Projects

London Architecture Diary
With an unprecendented numberof architectural exhibitions, talks, tours and debates across the capital, the London Architecture Diary provides full daily listings to keep you informed. The LAD features guest editors and designers every month.

Next Generation Award
A new award, launched by The Architecture Foundation and Pipers, is set to bring a fresh generation of British architectural talent to the design of commercial buildings.

KPF/AF Travel Award 2006
KPF Architects is sponsoring a new travel scholarship for British architecture students, organised by the Architecture Foundation. Over the next 5 years, annual travel awards of £1000 and £750 will be given to two students with outstanding insight into the possibilities of public space design.

Venice SuperBlog
In collaboration with MoMA's Department of Architecture and Design, Venice SuperBlog was broadcast from the Venice Architecture Biennale 2006. It is an exciting forum for the exchange of ideas and insider information with contributions from some of the world's leading architects, critics and curators.

Changing London Schools
The Architecture Foundation launches its Changing London Schools competition on the 13 April to select educational projects in the inner London Boroughs to be showcased in an exhibition during the London Architecture Biennale (16-25 June 2006) at BDP’s hub space.

Lift New Parliament
The Architecture Foundation and Lift, London International Festival of Theatre, have launched an open international competition to design the Lift New Parliament, a transportable meeting and performance space.

Any Old Street?
We received 75 entries for the competition. The Jury selected a shortlist of 5 for interview and then selected Tonkin Liu as the winning design team. The first stage of the Promenade of Light is complete and has been shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Award for Better Public Buildings.

Stratford Pride
An ambitious programme of public engagement in the shaping of Stratford’s new public realm. It will provide a structured framework of activities that allow a two-way process of education and exchange to develop over time between the community of Stratford and the design team.