In a year of turbulence and challenge, families and communities have been disconnected and isolated, bringing many challenges for residents in London and beyond. In turn, pressure on services has continued to rise in order to care for the resulting…
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After nearly 20 successful years, the principles of social interaction and personal choice that we embodied in Darwin Court are more relevant and important than ever. Today, approximately 3.8 million older people live alone, with increased risk of social isolation…
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In London we have a diversity of high-quality public spaces, which have evolved over time and heavily contributed to the ways we use our city. As we emerge from lockdowns and react to new patterns of living and working we…
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There are many well-used references for advocating low rise density over height in a masterplan: that housing densities in low-rise Notting Hill are higher than many tower blocks; or that Barcelona and Paris are denser than New York. Many…
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Image: Aberfeldy Street, Courtesy of EcoWorld London When creating a new community, you cannot just care about the next generation. You have to care about every generation of users and occupiers: doing justice to the people who have lived there…
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Image: Elements of Bioclimatic Design © AKT II Bioclimatic design serves the intersection between ‘biology’ and climate’, and is essentially about designing buildings and landscapes with a response to the local climate so that people have a better experience.…
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I care about what I do. I care about the way I do it. I care about the people I work with. I care about the people affected by what I do. I care about what the resident will feel…
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Image copyright: Woods Bagot Even after a year of working from home, we know that physical offices are crucial to initiate, embed and reinforce the culture of an organisation and the experience of work for individuals. The war for…
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For over 20 years I have been a committed commuter, travelling daily between South West London and Central London covering the daily return of 42 miles by bicycle or train. I was staggered recently to calculate that this amounts to…
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As the saying goes – the more you put in, the more you get out. Since our involvement in Brixton’s creative community began in 2015, it’s been a labour of love. An area with a unique history, identity and cultural…
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Image credit: Natasha Tiltman Funding cuts of 70% have seen 750 youth centres in the UK close in the last decade. The desperate lack of spaces for young people to come together and express themselves is a growing problem, not…
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Smeg UK is delighted to partner with the New London Architecture for the first time in 2021 and is excited to be involved in several initiatives. First up is the London Festival of Architecture. Smeg is proud to support the…
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Image credit: The Equitable Suburb, Glenn Howells Architects For 2021’s London Festival of Architecture on the theme of Care, Glenn Howells Architects is exploring the evolution of the suburbs. Constrained by greenbelt and low-rise suburban scale, outer London has…
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Soon the windows of VitrA’s new Turnmill Street showroom will be displaying a unique installation sculpted ingeniously from paper as part of London Festival of Architecture’s exciting Showroom Showcase competition. We’re delighted to be involved in promoting the UK’s emerging…
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There has been a continued growth in undergraduate students in the UK since the mid-1990s, passing the magic 50% participation rate in 2017/18. Remarkably, this has been despite a demographic fall in the number of 18 year-olds over the last…
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Peter Murray is the founder of the London Festival of Architecture and Curator-in-Chief of NLA. In this piece he opens up about a competition he has been working on recently, focused on the theme of 'care'.
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Will Hurst, managing editor of The Architects' Journal, is a member of the LFA's 2021 Curatorial Panel. In this essay he shares his interpretation of our 2021 theme of 'care'.
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Dipa Joshi, Mayor's Design Advocate and Partner at Fletcher Priest, is a member of the LFA's 2021 Curatorial Panel. In this essay she shares her interpretation of our 2021 theme of 'care'.
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Manijeh Verghese, Head of Public Engagement at the Architectural Association, is a member of the LFA's 2021 Curatorial Panel. In this essay she shares her interpretation of our 2021 theme of 'care'.
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Julia Nicholls is Director of Public Relations at Squire & Partners, part of the LFA Festival Club. In this piece, Julia shares with us the practice’s Winter Windows installation at The Department Store, Brixton, in collaboration with local teenagers.
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We're delighted to share this short film from LFA Patrons Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, which explores the role that making models plays in their work. The film was produced by Tom Thistlethwaite and Anna Rank for FCBStudios.
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André Holmqvist is Programme Manager at the London Festival of Architecture. In this essay he tells of his visit to Taiwan.
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We wanted to make a short film for the London Festival of Architecture exploring what POWER – their 2020 theme means to young people (aged 16-20) living in Brixton but then along came Covid-19 and the lockdown made it impossible…
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Aesthetica is the destination for art and culture. Each edition keeps readers up-to-date with the latest developments in the sector, whilst providing year-round visual inspiration.
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Louisa Bowles is a Partner and Head of Sustainability at Hawkins\Brown. In this essay she explores the ways in which architects have the power to help us reach net-zero buildings.
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Jeremy Goldstein is the founder and director of London Artists Projects and the creator of ‘Truth to Power Café’. In this piece he speaks with Manijeh Verghese and Madeleine Kessler, directors of Unscene Architecture and co-curators of the British Pavilion…
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Ellie Stathaki is Architecture Editor at Wallpaper* magazine and part of this year's LFA Curation Panel. In this piece, Ellie selects her favourite events in the LFA Digital Programme.
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Aesthetica Magazine is the destination for art and culture, and we’re delighted to have them on board as media partners for LFA Digital 2020. For their new June/July issue, Aesthetica are exploring realignment and hope, considering how to connect and…
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Paul Karakusevic is the founder of Karakusevic Carson Architects, one of the Mayor’s Design Advocate and part of this year’s LFA Curation Panel. In this piece Paul shares his thoughts on Power.
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Clare Richards is the founder and director of ft'work, working to help create thriving communities and ensure clear social principles underpin development within the built environment. In this essay she shares her thoughts on our 2020 theme of 'power'.
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Ros Morgan is Chief Executive of the Heart of London Business Alliance. In this essay, Ros explores this year's theme of 'power'.
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Owen Wainhouse is the Deputy Director for the London Festival of Architecture. Following the open call for LFA 2020, Owen reflects on the theme for this year's festival - 'Power'.
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Gonzalo Herrero Delicado is the Architecture Programme Curator at the Royal Academy of Arts and part of this year’s LFA Curation Panel. In this piece, Gonzalo shares his thoughts on Power. When I first heard about Power as the theme…
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Angela Dapper is a Principal at Grimshaw, currently overseeing their hotels and commercial projects, and part of this year’s LFA Curation Panel. In this piece Angela explores her thoughts on this year’s theme of ‘Power.’ Power and practice: who…
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Following the open call for LFA2020, LFA Project Coordinator Eliza Grosvenor reflects on the LFA’s recent graphic design competition and the striking merchandise it produced. In January 2019, we launched a graphic design competition to create and oversee the branding…
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Ellie Stathaki is Architecture Editor at Wallpaper* magazine and part of this year’s LFA Curation Panel. In this piece, Ellie explores her thoughts on this year’s theme of ‘Power.’ Investigating notions of power during the 2020 London Festival of Architecture…
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