Meet the buyer | Winning work abroad
The title of the NLA’s most recent breakfast talk ‘Meet the buyer: Winning work abroad’ was bound to gather more…
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Memorable cities take on a new life after dark
Memorable cities take on a new life after dark. They feel different and change purpose – adapting to night-time citizenship with all…
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beer and trade at the royal docks
The Royal Docks, a focus area for this year’s festival, is steeped in a rich and complex history. Some may…
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tracing lines of the past
Last Sunday evening green and leafy Hampstead welcomed guests for Daniel Libeskind’s talk with Samira Ahmed – one of the…
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Conjuring up childhood memories
If you were to wander the streets of Kensington this June you may come across a series of surprising sculptures…
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On the Waterfront; River Rooms
What better way to see the city on a humid June evening than by boat? Thanks to David Kohn (David…
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Sanctum Ephemeral, Cressingham Gardens Estate, Tulse Hill
I was drawn to this outdoor exhibition by the photo in the LFA ‘What’s On’ list – the face of a…
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Spaces of Democracy: How do we design for Debate and Participation
It’s a prescient time to hold a discussion on designers role in democracy. With recent political events seeing waves of…
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Architects rise to the occasion
City AM reviews on of the London Festival of Architecture’s perennial favourites – The Great Architectural Bake Off.
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Florence Welch Opens the Dulwich Pavilion
On Tuesday evening this week the clouds started to gather over a hot and sticky London, threatening to unleash a…
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“To author, to weave, to seamlessly move through spaces, to take responsibility, to democratise”
“To author, to weave, to seamlessly move through spaces, to take responsibility, to democratise” – these thoughts by Sir David…
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‘Broadcasting the Arts: This was Tomorrow Architecture on TV’ – BFI & Barbican
I went into the first of the British Film Institute’s latest film series with a sense of excitement. ‘Broadcasting the…
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Going it Alone
Travelling from Walthamstow to East India Dock wasn’t a joyous commute and an hour into the early morning journey I…
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Floatopolis and the Royal Docks
From the top of the cable car we looked onto the Royal Docks, one of the biggest building sites…
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Memories of the Market
The traders of the New Covent Garden Market were always going to be a great source of London stories, but I…
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Walters Way and the Future of Self-Building
In 1962, the German architect Walter Segal decided to re-build his home in Highgate, North London. Rather than renting…
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Looking to the future by examining the past
The South London Press previews the London Festival of Architecture 2017 programme, with a focus on events taking place across…
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Beyond the Red Velvet : Discovering Troy
A 1 hour walking tour around Hammersmith The curtain raiser for the morning was a revealing look at the Carnegie…
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