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	LFA Clerkenwell & City of London Hub walking tour 1 16 July - 20 July, City Information Centre With much of The City of London under construction, take an opportunity to learn about the plans for this rapidly developing area.
	LFA Clerkenwell & City of London Hub walking tour 2 16 July - 20 July, Liverpool St. station balcony, rear of MacDonalds A tour of the rapidly changing City of London with a focus on the eastern-most developments close to Liverpool Street.
	Buildering ... experience a Fresh View 20 July, 10am - 6pm, Pollard Thomas Edwards architects Scale the offices of PTE architects, a former Victorian mill including a 90ft high chimney, to experience stunning views over central London.
	Archaeology in the City 20 July, 2pm - 4pm, Museum of London This walk looks at archaeological discoveries made in the City. To book tickets (�7.50) please call 0870 444 3855.
	Architectural bike tour - Fit for purpose 20 July, 10:30am - 5pm, Albert Terrace gate, Primrose Hill This ride will take in a selection of London's most impressive sports buildings, ending with a spin around the Herne Hill Velodrome.
	Building the South Bank 1 July - 31 July, Mediatheque @ BFI Southbank Collection of films from the BFI National Archive exploring the built environment of the South Bank and the legacy of the 1951 Festival of Britain.
	Embodied Energy: Dance at Spa Fields 20 July, 1pm - 1:30pm, Spa Fields Grimshaw and green bean dance explore how architecture and movement choreograph space at Exmouth Market.
	It's An Architectural Knockout! 20 July, 2pm - 4pm, Spa Fields A lighthearted outdoor event featuring architectural and other professionals competing in a series of fun 'London Architecture' obstacle races!
	Places of Delight in EC1 New Deal for Communities Area 20 July, 3pm - 5pm, Old Street Underground Station Walking tour from the award winning Promenade of Light, Old Street, to Spa Fields by Exmouth Market.
	Poland Embassy Project 7 July - 20 July, Union Street - outside TRUTHTAG is a project commissioned by the Polish Cultural Institute, which will take place along South Bank as part of the Urban Street Hunt, encouraging people to appreciate the rich and diverse architecture in the area.

	Embassies Project map & Cityscapers Exhibition 23 June - 20 July, The British Council An map with details of the Embassies Project events and locations, alongside 'Cityscapers', an exhibition of new proposals to transform the connections between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
	Fresh Flower 20 June - 20 July, various locations across all five hubs Tonkin Liu's 'Fresh Flower' has been commissioned by Corus for the LFA2008. This signature structure will provide a platform for discussion and debate.
	London Festival of Architecture Headquarters 20 June - 20 July, 8am - 6pm, LFA HQ The New London Architecture centre, located at 26 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT, will be the headquarters for the London Festival of Architecture.
	Street Gallery 20 June - 20 July, various locations across all five hubs A live exhibition of information on the built environment that surrounds us, enhancing the pedestrians� experience of London�s architecture.
	Vistas Street Furniture 20 June - 20 July, various locations across all five hubs Plywood cut-out versions of domestic furniture can be found across London distributing LFA information and highlighting specific 'vistas' of interest.
	China Design Now 20 June - 20 July, Victoria and Albert Museum As part of the China Now festival, this exhibition explores contemporary design in China.
	Closet Gallery: A project space designed by Simon Fujiwara 9 July - 20 July, 12pm - 6pm, Union Gallery An installation by artist Simon Fujiwara consisting of a giant closet - complete with oversized opening doors and movable shelves and drawers - under the railway arches at the Union Gallery, Ewer Street. The closet will resemble its domestic counterpart in every way except for its contents � a changing series of exhibitions by architects curated by The Architecture Foundation to run over the summer period.
	Elephant and Castle Regeneration Drawings 19 June - 31 July, The Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre Reuben Powell is Artist in Residence in The Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre exhibiting large scale drawings of local regeneration.
	Enter the Centre Exhibition 24 June - 20 July, Alan Baxter Associates Gallery What does an architecture centre do? What does it look like? How many are there? Come on a fact-finding mission!
	Poly&Chai 20 June - 20 July, Victoria and Albert Museum Leading Chinese architect, Yung Ho Chang, transforms the John Madejski Garden in the latest in the V&A's annual garden commission series.
	Psycho Buildings: Artists and Architecture 19 June - 31 July, The Hayward Exhibition marking The Hayward�s 40th anniversary featuring atmospheric constructions and installations. Artists include Rachel Whiteread, Los Carpinteros and Atelier Bow-Wow.
	Richard Rogers 20 June - 20 July, Design Museum Exhibition on Architect Richard Rogers at the Design Museum.
	Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture 20 June - 31 July, Embankment Galleries, Somerset House 50 of the world�s leading architects and fashion designers, in the new riverside Embankment Galleries at Somerset House.
	Storefront London 21 June - 20 July, 11am - 6pm, Pop-up Storefront London Pop-up Storefront London presents CPH Experiments, an exhibition of recent works by Danish architecture firm BIG/Bjarke Ingels Group
	Your LFA Photo competition 20 June - 20 July, LFA HQ BD and the LFA is showcasing the festival through your eyes and photographs.
	3DReid Student Prize 10 July - 20 July, 9am - 5:30pm, 3DReid London Offices Rewarding Part II graduates for their excellence in concept and design. This is the exhibition of the 5 finalists.
	A Building Should Be to a City as a Brick is to a Brick Wall 20 June - 20 July, 10am - 6pm, Royal Institute of British Architects Exhibition at the RIBA exploring models for contextual 21st century housing.
	Anything But Grey 20 June - 20 July, 9:30am - 6:30pm, Benjamin Street Gardens Installation by Wilkinson Eyre Architects in Benjamin Street Gardens.
	Armchair Theatre 20 June - 20 July, National Theatre An installation by astroturf artists The Grass Bandits brings domestic comfort and outdoor relaxation together on a queen-size three piece suite.
	Art on the Underground: Mark Wallinger: Going Underground 20 June - 31 July, Multiple Locations across London Underground stations Pocket Tube Map. Free from all LU stations
	Barbara Holub: 'More Opportunities' 8 July - 29 July, Austrian Cultural Forum London Exhibition by Austrian artist Barbara Holub examining social and personal identities through visual art, urban intervention and architecture.
	Benelon 20 June - 20 July, St. Olave's School A clever and provocative installation at LFA by Agents, a group of young Czech architects with contributions from many international architectural practices and masters.
	Bettina Buck 27 June - 31 July, ROKEBY New exhibition by artist Bettina Buck with related events.
	British Library Tours 20 June - 20 July, British Library Tour of the St Pancras building
	Brunei Gallery Art and Photographic Exhibitions 5 July - 20 July, SOAS Two exhibitons: "Photographs from the Alkazi Foundations for the Arts" (India) and the permanent display "Treasures of SOAS"
	C J Lim Installation 20 June - 31 July, Victoria and Albert Museum Seasons Through The Looking Glass, is a subterranean garden installation in the V&A tunnel entrance, by CJ Lim and Studio 8 Architects.
	Cantilever 3 July - 31 July, Collyer Bristow Gallery Collyer Bristow Gallery presents an exhibition of contemporary art that considers the crossovers between fine art practice and architectural concerns. Curated by Day+Gluckman.
	China in Motion 7 July - 31 July, 9am - 6pm, Phase 2, Arup The exhibition provides a snapshot of China�s contemporary urban fabric and social stories behind some of Arup�s key projects.
	CO-EVOLUTION 20 June - 20 July, 9am - 5pm, St. Olave's School Winner of the Golden Lion Venice 2006, CO-EVOLUTION presents creative cross disciplinary visions for sustainable urban development in China.
	Dan Dare Comics 20 June - 20 July, Science Museum Cartoon adventurer Dan Dare leads into a compelling special exhibition on post-war Britain, and takes us back to a surprising �lost world� of British design and invention.
	Dark Waters 27 June - 20 July, 6am - 12:30am, Multiple London Piers An RIBA London exhibition exploring the life and history of the Thames through sound installations on six riverboat piers.
	Delicious Dalston 20 July, 12:30pm - 7:30pm, Gillett Square Delicious Dalston is a sustainable food event with live music curated by the Vortex Jazz Club on Gillett Square.
	Detour 25 June - 20 July, 11am - 6pm, 33 Portland Place Architecture and design along 18 national tourist routes in Norway
	Fast Forward 20 June - 20 July, 10am - 6pm, Rabih Hage Gallery & Design Studio The Rabih Hage Gallery will showcase an exhibition pavilion designed by Rabih Hage and built using E-Manufacturing.
	Finland Embassy Project: 'LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS' 25 June - 20 July, 11am - 6pm, 33 Portland Place Exhibition curated by architect Matti Karjanoja, focusing on cosiness and humaneness in education and learning environments.
	Flooded London 20 June - 20 July, Medcalf Squint Opera depicts living in �Flooded London� in 2090
	Fresh Eyes City Exhibition 20 June - 20 July, Multiple Locations Located in key areas of interest within the City Streets, a series of information pods will offer an insight into the rich history and exciting future of the square mile to its visitors and workers.
	Geometrics: Elements of form, structure, materials and manufacture 6 July - 20 July, The Gymnasium Geometrics FSMM - Four fascinating projects which have been shaped through the application of aspects of Form, Structure, Materials and Manufacture.
	Georgia Embassy Project 20 June - 20 July, 11am - 8pm, Embassy of Georgia, main hall Installations and exhibition curated by "imma" group adopts an implementation of immateriality in architecture.
	Golden Lane Record 2 July - 20 July, 11am - 7pm, EXHIBIT at Golden Lane Estate A community group called Golden Lane Record formed in celebration of 50 years of the Golden Lane Estate 19th-26th July (open Sunday)
	Greener than Thou? Sweden Goes Sustainable 20 June - 20 July, Kinnarps Showroom The exhibition is a showcase of new Swedish architecture commissioned by the Embassy of Sweden and curated by Johan Berglund and Dean Pike of 42architects
	Grow Bags: Urban Allotments 20 June - 20 July GROW BAG installations and green spaces by What if: projects explore ideas for growing food within the inner city.
	H- Box 3 July - 31 July, Tate Modern H-Box is an innovative, roaming screening hall designed by the architect and artist Didier Fiuza Faustino.
	Hairywood Tower 20 June - 31 July, Covent Garden Piazza Hairywood Tower is in Covent Garden to celebrate Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture at Somerset House.
	In This Place of Safety 14 July - 20 July, Novas Contemporary Urban Centre In This Place of Safety is a large-scale outdoor audiovisual installation by artist Larisa Blazic, looking into how safe do we feel and why.
	Intimate Geometry 20 June - 20 July, Jerwood Cafe Space Installation by artist Colin Booth that combines the surface intimacy of painting and the physical space of architecture. Meet the artist: Saturday 12 July 12-3pm
	Japan Embassy Project 20 June - 20 July, The Embassy of Japan Craft In Context - Exhibition & lecture series addressing the important questions arising from the consequences of globalization in architecture
	Jonathan Farr Drawings 3 July - 20 July, Centre Point Jonathan spent 2 months creating works from the 13th floor of Centre Point in 2007, this show features works he created during his residency.
	King's Cross Station redevelopment plans 20 June - 20 July, 10am - 3:30pm, The Gymnasium An exhibition of the designs for the new King's Cross Station.
	Kiosk 2008 8 July - 20 July, 1pm - 9pm, Bankside Mix The Kiosk 2008 is a sensorial experience evoking different landscapes, inspired by the British public telephone kiosk, Superman and Star Trek.
	Legible Cities 20 June - 20 July, 9am - 6pm, LFA HQ Puts the spotlight on an exciting pedestrian wayfinding system that has the potential to transform London into a truly �walkable� city.
	Light Installation Millbank 20 June - 20 July, Light Installation Millbank Exhibition curated by Nikoloz Japaridze & Christopher Smith taking place in Westminster, focused on the tensegrity of space through tessellating line geometries.
	London Park Hotel Anagram Competition 20 June - 20 July, The Elephant and Castle The Neon Letters from the now demolished London Park Hotel are rearranged to add humour to the Elephant and Castle!
	London South Central: The Shape of Things to Come: Future Architecture in Southwark & South Bank 9 July - 20 July, 10:30am - 6pm, Allies and Morrison Architects An exhibition showcasing the future of architecture and urban design in central London, south of the river.
	Minnie Weisz Open Studio 3 July - 20 July, 12pm - 7am, MINNIE WEISZ STUDIO Minnie Weisz Open Studio Artists showing their work in studio in conjunction with the event ' Diary of a derelict Dairy' and other stories.
	Model For A Monument (The Anarcho-Sydicalist Town Hall) 20 June - 20 July, Russel Square - south corner �Model for a Monument (Anarcho-Sydicalist Town Hall)� is a scale model and temporary installation describing a proposed anarchist�s discussion space.
	Modernism in China 3 July - 20 July, The Royal Institute of British Architects The exhibition �Modernism in China� addresses China�s absence in written histories of Modernism.
	New Street Square : Public Space - Accident and Design 20 June - 20 July, New Street Square An exhibition examining the process behind place-making and the importance of destinations of interaction within our cities.
	Non-Stop Forest 20 July, 12pm - 6pm, Exmouth Market to Spa Fields Park A forest installation in the city provoking fresh thinking about public space and leaving London a verdant legacy. Penoyre & Prasad with Trees for Cities.
	Outside the BOX: Images of contemporary Japanese architecture by Edmund Sumner 20 June - 25 July, The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Photographic exhibition of contemporary Japanese architecture by the British architectural photographer, Edmund Sumner.
	Papier-m�ch� Dragon 20 June - 20 July, 8am, Ada Street Gallery Sculpture (of recycling) created by Nikoloz Japaridze & Christopher Smith within Broadway Market Ada Street Gallery.
	Pimms O'Clock 20 June - 20 July, 6pm - 7pm, The Zetter Restaurant Throughout the London Festival of Architecture the Zetter Hotel will be offering half price Pimms between 6-7pm Monday to Friday.
	Portavilion: Annika Eriksson Pavilion 21 June - 20 July, Regents Park Swedish artist Annika Eriksson presents "The Smallest Cinema in the World - For the Wealthy and the Good", a temporary public art work in Regents Park as part of the Portavilion project. A tiny mobile cinema designed by Hopkins Architects will move around the park and screen films made by Eriksson in Regents Park during the summer.
	Portavilion: Dan Graham Pavilion 20 June - 20 July, Holland Park Portavilion, an UP PROJECTS production for London's parks presents Triangular Pavilion with Circular Cut-out by highly acclaimed American artist Dan Graham.
	Portavilion: Toby Paterson Pavilion 4 July - 20 July, Potters Fields Park British artist Toby Paterson presents 'Powder Blue Orthogonal Pavilion' in Potters Fields Park, Southwark as part of Portavilion. Responding to the adjacent, iconic architecture of Tower Bridge, the GLA building and HMS Belfast, Paterson inserts another strongly graphic form � a wooden, modular structure - into the �town-scape� of the Southbank.
	Power House 20 June - 20 July, "POWER HOUSE" 54 UNION STREET An installation by Angela Wright relating to the five blind windows of an ex- Electricity Sub Station in Union Street.
	Process Expos� 20 June - 20 July, Helen Yardley Gallery The exhibition looks at Helen Yardley's unique design process from commission through to the final product in an architectural context.
	re:wind, re:invent, re:play / play revolution 15 July - 21 July, Trinity Buoy Wharf Play revolution: REWIND our happy memories, REINVENT them in a unique way and REPLAY to rejoice
	River by Janelle Lynch 27 June - 20 July, 10am - 6pm, Photofusion Janelle Lynch's first UK exhibition with River, a series of photographic waterscapes taken along the bank of the Hudson River.
	Road Trip to the Moon 20 June - 20 July, 9:30am - 6pm, Metropolitan Workshop Collaborative installation by Metropolitan Workshop and Charlie Whinney Associates using steam bent timber to explore themes relating to the environment.
	Romanian Cultural Institute Project: New Bucharest Market 20 June - 20 July, Romanian Cultural Institute Exhibition, screening and debates on the urban regeneration of Bucharest, curated by Mihnea Mircan.
	Royal Festival Hive 20 June - 31 July, Royal Festival Hall A working beehive built as a scale replica of the Royal Festival Hall and installed on the Hall's roof.
	Scott King: Temporary Eyesore 20 June - 20 July, Hopton Street Site-specific art installation on construction hoardings on Hopton Street. Curated by Elias Redstone, The Architecture Foundation, and organised in consultation with Tate Modern, Native Land and Grosvenor.
	SOAS open spaces - Japanese roof garden, Library reading room and terraces 20 June - 20 July, SOAS SOAS's Japanese roof garden, Library reading room and terraces will be open to the public.
	Soundings from the Estuary 20 June - 20 July, 10am - 6pm, Novas Contemporary Urban Centre Soundings from the Estuary: an exhibition of photographs, sound and word pieces that examine the threats to the Thames Estuary
	Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust Exhibition 15 July - 20 July, mossessian & partners
	Student Festival: Architectural Association - Riverside Walk 27 June - 30 July, Riverside Walk -- More London ecoMachines � collection LFA08.03 �the riverside walk experiment�
	Student Festival: Centre for Alternative Technology - Arnold Circus 20 June - 20 July, Arnold Circus Installation and event involving the local community and MSc students from CAT focusing on local food; growing, producing and consuming.
	Student Festival: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne-Tower Bridge Plaza 20 June - 20 July, Riverside Walk, Tate Modern Installation created by second year students from the EPFL in Lausanne investigating a changing structure conditioned by the tides on the river Thames. On the 3rd of July, in the LFA Student Festival Final Review, the EPFL project was honored with the prize for the 'Signpost' theme and awarded with the prize for the best overall project.
	Student Festival: Goldsmiths College 14 July - 20 July, Hungerford Bridge An intervention by Goldsmiths collaborative practice, Group A; focusing on activating moments of community in a space of liminality.
	Student Festival: London Metropolitan University -Smithfield Market 15 July - 20 July, Smithfield Market THE FOOD EXCHANGE: a series of live installations that explore the character of Smithfield Market and speculate about its future.
	Sustainab.Italy Exhibition 25 June - 20 July, 10am - 6pm, Viabizzuno showroom Exhibition of new Italian architecture focusing on sustainability, reuse of architectural heritage and landscape protection.
	The Clerkenwell Water Clocks 11 July - 20 July, Curved Angel Seven strategic sites in Clerkenwell's historic public realm using Water and Time to illustrate the past and suggest possible futures
	The Neues Museum, Berlin - Restoration, Repair and Intervention 20 June - 20 July, Sir John Soane's Museum An exhibition displaying the original working drawings of David Chipperfield Architects� Neues Museum project on Berlin�s Museum Island
	The Peacock Palimpsest Public House Clerkenwell 19 July - 20 July, 11am - 6pm, Barbican Public Realm Live art installation imaginatively �reincarnates� historic pubs. Performance, creative and social activities engage visitors in unexpected ways with urban places.
	The Singing house 28 June - 29 July, Trinity Buoy Wharf Exhibition, installation, sound piece and performance exploring chimneys and their evolved role in the city skyline and this East London Hub.
	The Urban Tendency - Netherlands Embassy & Flemish Representation Project 8 July - 20 July, P3 Univesity of Westminster NB. Continues until 9 August 2008 The Urban Tendency, examines broad cultural interest in the �compact city� and the intrinsically urban.
	Thermal Cities : London 20 June - 20 July, www.thermalcities.com An alternative (FRESH!) view of London's life and built environment, using a start of the art thermal imaging camera
	Traceurs: to trace, to draw, to go fast 20 June - 20 July, Chelsea Futurespace Futurecity presents Traceurs, a film installation by artist, Layla Curtis. Heat-seeking cameras trace the navigation of the urban landscape by parkour experts revealing an unconventional view of the city.
	U-Design City_Seoul: World Design Capital Seoul 2010 20 June - 20 July, Korean Cultural Centre Exhibition of WDC (World Design Capital) Seoul 2010 - along with Seoul's architecture
	Uncommondenominator 16 July - 20 July, 10am - 6pm, Brewhouse Yard Multi-sensory environment as a visual and aural response to human behaviour. Experience within the installation depends upon human interaction.
	Unseen Hands - 100 years of Structural Engineering 19 June - 20 July, Victoria and Albert Museum Unseen Hands: 100 years of Structural Engineering, celebrates the contribution structural engineers have made to the built environment.
	Upshot 19 June - 20 July, National Theatre Set on the terraces of the National Theatre, this photographic exhibition provides a unique glimpse into London�s best kept secret spaces.
	Vancouverism: Westcoast Architecture + City-Building 24 June - 20 July, 6:30pm - 8pm, Canada House High-rise, high-amenity, and high-design urban living are the watch-words in the summer-long �Vancouverism� exhibition at Canada House, curated by Trevor Boddy and Dennis Sharp.
	Vertical Kibbutz 16 July - 20 July, Trinity Buoy Wharf Vertical Kibbutz is a program generator for non hierarchical mix use developments. In common mix use vertical typology different programs are layered bottom to top relatively to investment per permeability/ visibility, types of ownership and construction grids. All of those conditions are driven by hierarchy. The project is investigating a method to organize the build programs in mix use in none hierarchically manner.
	VivaCity & The Clerkenwell Commons 11 July - 20 July, 10am - 8pm, Curved Angel An urban design focus on Clerkenwell�s historic core based on VivaCity research and the Clerkenwell Commons� public realm projects
	Wooden Churches of the Russian North - Photographs by Richard Davies 3 July - 27 July, Pushkin House ' Wooden Churches of the Russian North' an exhibition of photographs by Richard Davies
	YouCanPlan Challenge 20 June - 20 July, North Cloisters, UCL YouCanPlan Challenge is an online participatory architectural design event illustrating how new communities can be co-designed by their future residents.
	Zaha Hadid Chandelier 20 June - 20 July, Victoria and Albert Museum The Swarm chandelier by Zaha Hadid is composed of 16,000 black crystals that make up a complex pattern of forms.
	Zero carbon office exhibition 15 July - 20 July, Royal Exchange Zero Carbon Office Exhibition - featuring building designs for the International Institute for Environment and Development by Sheppard Robson, Fielden Clegg Bradley and Wilkinson Eyre. From 20th - 25th July Venue: Royal Exchange, London EC3v 3LL (Opposite the Bank of England in between Cornhill and Threadneedle St )
	�If I could design London I would....� 20 June - 20 July, Somerset House A Design for London exhibition showcasing hundreds of ideas out for London put forward by architects and members of the public and offering a chance to view Design for London�s blueprint for a better public realm. �If I could...� follows � and includes responses to - Design for London�s Open City exhibition. Admission free of charge.