The London Festival of Architecture is a festival specialized in

architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

. It takes place annually in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, United Kingdom usually through the month of June. It features an extensive range of activities that focus on design and architecture:

exhibitions An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery An art gallery is a roo ...

; installations; talks;

debates Debate is a process that involves formal discourse on a particular topic, often including a moderator and audience. In a debate, arguments are put forward for often opposing viewpoints. Debates have historically occurred in public meetings, a ...

; open studios; tours; family activities; film screenings; student shows, and evenings.

History and organization

The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) is

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biggest annual architecture festival. It was founded by former director Peter Murray in 2004. Up until 2006, the festival was only held once every two years and was previously known as the London Architecture Biennale. From 2008 onwards, the

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took place on an annual basis. Tamsie Thomson serves on the board as the Director of the London Festival of Architecture.

Themes

Themes are chosen each year for the festival. * 2016: "Community" * 2017: "Memory" * 2018: "Identity" * 2019: "Boundaries" * 2020: "Power" * 2021: "Care" * 2022: "Act"

Key events and highlights

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pavilion * The London Festival of Architecture Fringe * Debates * Great Architectural Bake-Off * Exhibition of winning entries to Silvertown Flyover Design Competition{{Cite news, url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/competitions/competition-silvertown-flyover-london/10017877.article, title=Competition: Silvertown Flyover, London, work=Architects Journal, access-date=2017-03-30, language=en

References

Architecture festivals Annual events in London Festivals in London