London Festival of Architecture 2010
19 June - 4 July 2010
The Architecture Foundation is proud to deliver The London Festival of Architecture 2010 in partnership with RIBA London and New London Architecture. The Festival, running from 19 June to 4 July, will be a city-wide celebration of architecture in the capital. As London gears up for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games we look at ways that planners, architects, clients and local communities play their part in the development of 'The Welcoming City'.
LFA2010 will have three weekends over which visitors will be encouraged to explore three key areas of London namely, the Nash Ramblas, Bankside Urban Forest and High Street 2012.
The Architecture Foundation is pleased to be curating the Bankside Urban Forest and High Street 2012 hubs in 2010. They will also be responsible for delivering the International Architecture Showcase in collaboration with the British Council and the International Architecture Student Festival in collaboration with London Metropolitan University.
Further information on our plans can be found below and at www.lfa2010.org. Should you wish to get involved in the specific Festival programmes that the Architecture Foundation are working on please contact Moira Lascelles, Consultant Curator.
High Street 2012
25 - 27 June
High Street 2012 is the section of streets that stretch from Aldgate to Stratford and represent the last 6km of the London 2012 Olympic Marathon, as well as a wider streetscape and regeneration strategy. The High Street 2012 will host a series of LFA 2010 activities and interventions. Design for London works as a local delivery partner for this part of the LFA programme.
Bankside Urban Forest
2 - 4 July
The Bankside Urban Forest will form one of the three key focus areas for LFA 2010 and describes the part of Southwark stretching form the riverside to Elephant and Castle and between Blackfriars Road and Borough High Street. The Bankside Urban Forest strategy seeks to enhance public spaces in the Bankside area. Design for London works as a local delivery partner for this part of the LFA programme.
International Architecture Showcase
The International Architecture Showcase gives Embassies and Cultural Institutions the chance to demonstrate what is happening in architecture in their countries today, and visitors to the Festival the opportunity to discover emerging talent from around the world. Delivered in partnership between British Council and The Architecture Foundation.
The International Architecture Student Festival
The International Architecture Student Festival will ask design students from all over the UK and internationally to create a series of site-specific interventions throughout the Bankside Urban Forest & High Street 2012 responding to the theme of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. The Delivered in partnership by London Metropolitan University and The Architecture Foundation.