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Holborn Viaduct
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Architectural Bike Tour - Fresh Water
28 June, 10:30am - 4:30pm, St Bartholomew the Great

This bike tour explores the importance of water in the development of London and the architectural and engineering marvels it has created.

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Fresh Thinking Show & Tell in the Fresh Flower
28 June, 12:30pm - 2pm, Fresh Flower Pavilion

'Show and Tell' in the Fresh Flower pavilion is an opportunity to hear guest speakers present on a design project related to the Festival or to the local area with the aid of just one object.

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Fresh Thinking Soapbox in the Fresh Flower
28 June, 2pm, Fresh Flower Pavilion

The Fresh Thinking Soapbox is YOUR opportunity to have your say about the Festival, London or architecture in general.
The Big Blue by Ron Arad
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LFA Canary Wharf Hub walking tour
26 June - 1 July, Canary Wharf Underground ticket hall, DLR exit

Be guided round the rich mix of high-rise offices, open spaces and public art on the Canary Wharf Estate.
Caroline Dale guiding at Guildhall
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LFA Stratford Hub walking tour
28 June - 29 June, Meridian Square Clock

The walk tracks Stratford's industrial heyday through urban dereliction to regeneration -beginning at Wilkinson Eyre’s Station we see groundwork for the 2012 venues by HOK, Hadid and Hopkins.

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Limehouse Canal Boat Tours
28 June, 10am - 12pm, Start: Limehouse Lock

A unique opportunity to take a traditional narrowboat up the Limehouse Cut to picturesque Old Ford Lock, accompanied by speakers from British Waterways talking about the history and future of the waterways. Combine this with a chance to view the Olympic 2012 site from the Greenway and the ODA and RCA Gabions installation.

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Limehouse Canal Boat Tours
28 June, 1pm - 3pm, Start: Limehouse Lock

A unique opportunity to take a traditional narrowboat up the Limehouse Cut to picturesque Old Ford Lock, accompanied by speakers from British Waterways talking about the history and future of the waterways. Combine this with a chance to view the Olympic 2012 site from the Greenway and the ODA and RCA Gabions installation.

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Limehouse Canal Boat Tours
28 June, 4pm - 6pm, Start: Limehouse Lock

A unique opportunity to take a traditional narrowboat up the Limehouse Cut to picturesque Old Ford Lock, accompanied by speakers from British Waterways talking about the history and future of the waterways. Combine this with a chance to view the Olympic 2012 site from the Greenway and the ODA and RCA Gabions installation.

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The Great London Parks Tea Party
28 June, 2pm - 9pm, Central Park, Greenwich Peninsula

A large map of London will be marked out on the lawn in white line paint (as on a cricket lawn), showing Greater London, the Thames and key London parks and picnic spots.

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Draw The City! with Benedict O'Looney
28 June, 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Sketching workshops celebrating the evolving townscape of the City of London. Led by architect and drawing teacher Benedict O'Looney.
Bellway Homes development Greenwich peninsula
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Architecture on Greenwich peninsula talk
28 June, 1pm - 1:30pm, Greenwich Peninsula Business Centre

Presentation by Eoin Keating, Jestico & Whiles Architects.
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Art and Architecture of Canary Wharf
28 June, 3pm - 4:30pm, Museum in Docklands

Explore the magnificent buildings, sculpture and landscape around Canary Wharf.
Greenwich peninsula
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Art on Greenwich Peninsula
28 June, 5pm - 6pm, Greenwich Peninsula Business Centre

A walk led by Directors of Art in the Public Realm, taking in the art on Greenwich peninsula such as Richard Wilson's Slice of Reality and Antony Gormley's Quantum Cloud.
Boats on Greenwich Peninsula
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Art on Greenwich Peninsula story walk
28 June, 2pm - 3pm, Greenwich Peninsula Business Centre

A history story walk led by artist Rich Sylvester around the Greenwich peninsula for young people.
Julian Walker's installation Peninsula Square
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Artist led walk on Greenwich peninsula
28 June, 4pm - 5pm, Greenwich Peninsula Business Centre

A walk led by artist Julian Walker around the Greenwich peninsula.
Bank of England
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Bank of England Open Day
28 June, 4pm, Bank of England

The Bank of England will once again open its doors to the history and art in parts of the parts of the building usually inaccessible to the public. Guided tours lasting 30 minutes will run throughout the day (last entry 3.30pm). The Bank’s Museum will also be open.
Da Motus!
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City of London Festival & Canary Wharf: Da Motus! 'En vie... en ville'
28 June, 3pm - 3:45pm, Canada Square Park

A silent geometrical ballet and fusion of art and architecture from this guest dance company from Switzerland.
Da Motus!
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City of London Festival & Canary Wharf: Da Motus! 'En vie... en ville' (2)
28 June, 5pm - 5:45pm, Canada Square Park

A second chance to witness the imagination and humour of these four yellow-suited characters.
Pete Churchill
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City of London Festival & Canary Wharf: Pete Churchill London Vocal Project
28 June, 1pm - 2pm, Canada Square Park

Hand-clapping arrangements of soul, gospel and jazz sung by a choir of gifted up-and-coming vocalists, led by pianist Pete Churchill.
The Fabulous Swinging Chandeliers
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City of London Festival & Canary Wharf: The Fabulous Swinging Chandeliers
28 June, 6pm - 7:30pm, Canada Square Park

This five-piece brings homespun rockin’ rhythm, boogie-woogie and western swing stylings to any venue with room on the floor.

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City of London Festival: East India Company with Nick Robins
28 June, 11am - 1pm

A journey through the most powerful multinational corporation in world history, The East India Company.
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City of London Festival: Historic Smithfield with Peter Martinelli
28 June, 10:30am - 4pm

A walk through the meat market, St Bart's hospital and the Priory Church, all in existence since the twelfth century.
Bank of England
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City of London Festival: Bank of England Open Day
28 June, 10am, Bank of England

Guided tours running throughout the day (last entry 3.30pm). The Bank’s Museum will also be open.
Artist at Work inside Container City
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Container City & Trinity Buoy Wharf Open Studios
28 June - 29 June, 12pm - 6pm, Trinity Buoy Wharf

A unique chance to view inside one of Dockland's most exciting creative communities at Trinity Buoy Wharf. This will give visitors a rare opportunity to view artists and designers at work inside the innovative Container City or various other historic buildings on site.
Live on Greenwich peninsula
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Future of the Peninsula talk
28 June, 11:30am - 12:30pm, Greenwich Peninsula Business Centre

11.30 CHANGE OF TIME Talk on the emerging urban design and architecture led by Greenwich Peninsula Regeneration Limited.
Greenwich Millennium Primary School
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Greenwich Millennium Village Walking Tour
28 June, 4pm - 5pm, Greenwich Millennium Village Visitor Centre

Architect led walk of Greenwich Millennium Village including information on the next three phases of the Village.
Mile End Waste
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High St 2012 Walk: Mile End Waste to Aldgate
28 June, 10:30am, Start: Mile End Waste

Starting and ending at the High St 2012 Summer Picnic on Mile End Waste, this guided walk mixes local stories with architectural insights into High Street 2012’s many hidden gems.
Mile End Waste
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High St 2012 Walk: Mile End Waste to Stratford
28 June, 2:30pm, Start: Mile End Waste

Starting and ending at the High St 2012 Summer Picnic on Mile End Waste, this guided walk mixes local stories with architectural insights into High Street 2012’s many hidden gems.

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Make a Sundial with the British Sundial Society
28 June - 29 June, Cabot Square

The British Sundial Society presents a free interactive workshop for adults and children aged 8 or over, in Canary Wharf's Cabot Square.
Mentmore Studios
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MENTMORE STUDIOS at FRESHfields
28 June - 29 June, 10am, Mentmore Studios

Open studios and courtyard installation at Mentmore Studios, a facility set up to provide workspace for people in the creative industries.
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Moving Here
28 June, 1:30pm, Museum in Docklands

Join this performance to meet a passenger who arrived at Tilbury Docks from the Caribbean in 1948.
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Moving Here
28 June, 2:30pm - 4pm, Museum in Docklands

Join this performance to meet a passenger who arrived at Tilbury Docks from the Caribbean in 1948.
Peninsula Square
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Peninsula Square
28 June, 12pm - 1pm, Greenwich Peninsula Business Centre

Walk and talk on Peninsula Square designed by Barr Gazetas Architects and Whitelaw Turkington Landscape Architects.
The Pilot Inn
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Pilot Inn Barbeque
28 June - 29 June, 12pm - 6pm, Central Park, Greenwich Peninsula

A barbeque at the historic pub by Central Park on Greenwich Peninsula
China Design Now
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Super City/Super Nature
28 June, 3pm, Fresh Flower Pavilion

Super City/Super Nature: an insight into the creative practice of Tonkin Liu, designers of China Design Now and the LFA pavilion.

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The Fountainhead by King Vidor film screening (PG)
28 June, 12:45pm, East Wintergarden

Screening of the 1949 adaptation of Ayn Rand's novel following the individualistic architect character, Howard Roark, which some say is based on Frank Lloyd Wright. With a special introduction by Sam Jacob, FAT.
The O2
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The O2 - VocalEyes Audio Described Tour
28 June, 10:30am - 12pm, The O2

VocalEyes guided audio-described tour for blind and partially sighted people, describing the building, giving its history and telling its story.
Container City II
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Tours of Container City and historic Trinity Buoy Wharf
28 June - 29 June, 12pm - 6pm, Trinity Buoy Wharf

This former buoy manufacturing site now runs as a centre for the arts and creative industries. Steeped in history, it is home to London's only lighthouse, amazing views of the river Thames and 3 examples of the innovative Container City building system. This is your chance to access all areas!
Trinity Buoy Wharf Pier and Lighthouse
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Trinity Buoy Wharf Boat Shuttle Service
28 June - 29 June, 12pm - 6pm, Between QEII Pier, Greenwich Peninsula SE10 and Trinity Buoy Wharf E14 0JW

A unique opportunity to take a fasinating journey across the river Thames. Departing at various points of the day from the QEII pier by The O2, the boat will take in the sights of Docklands as it glides over water to the innovative Trinity Buoy Wharf, home to London's only Lighthouse and the 3 of the acclaimed Container City Schemes. Free exhibitions and open studios will also be happening in conjunction with the London Festival of Architecture
 
exhibitions & installations
20 Minute Cairn
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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
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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.
New London Architecture Centre
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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.
St Paul's Railings Exhibition, 2006
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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.
LFA Street Furniture: possible view
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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
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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.
Hotel Elephant
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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.
Concept Visualisation
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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!

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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.

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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
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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
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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.
CPH Experiments Installation View
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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
CAD video still
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The House that Herman Built
19 June - 5 July, 11am - 6pm, 29 Thurloe Place

What kind of house does a man who has lived in a 6' x 9' prison cell for 35 years dream of?

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Your LFA Photo competition
20 June - 20 July, LFA HQ

BD and the LFA is showcasing the festival through your eyes and photographs.
Norfolk Park Green Homes, Sheffield
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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.
Construction shot  of installation
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Anything But Grey
20 June - 20 July, 9:30am - 6:30pm, Benjamin Street Gardens

Installation by Wilkinson Eyre Architects in Benjamin Street Gardens.
Humber Bridge Brooch
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Architectural Jewellery
19 June - 5 July

Vicki Ambery-Smith exhibits her intricate jewellery which is inspired by Architecture, such as The Guggenheim Museum and The Humber Bridge.
ARDI (Architecture + Design)
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Argentina Embassy Project
20 June - 18 July, 10:30am - 4:30am, Embassy of Argentina

Exhibition curated by architects Daniel Silberfaden and Ricardo Blanco, focused on the links between architecture and design.
Armchair Theatre
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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.
MW Final
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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
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Bartlett End of Year Show
20 June - 28 June

The Summer Show is the annual celebration of student work at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. Over 450 students show innovative drawings, models, devices, texts, animations and installations.
Benesov/London mutation
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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 'Fallen' 2008
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Bettina Buck
27 June - 31 July, ROKEBY

New exhibition by artist Bettina Buck with related events.

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British Library Tours
20 June - 20 July, British Library

Tour of the St Pancras building
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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.
Exhibition Poster
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Cambridge University BA show
27 June - 29 June, Village Underground

Exhibition of student work from the Cambridge Department of Architecture at the Village Underground.

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CITIES project - Where is my Mum?
19 June - 28 June, 11am - 7pm, EXHIBIT at Golden Lane Estate

In his debut UK solo exhibition Lam Tung Pang explores the interweaving relationship between the 3 cities which he has resided in: Hong Kong, Beijing and London.
Shanghai SubCity
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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.
PROJECT 1 _ Diego van der Laat_sanjosereves
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Costa Rica Embassy Project
20 June - 30 June, 10am - 5pm, Bolívar Hall

Three projects from Costa Rican architects and architectural students on exhibit at the Bolivar Hall in London
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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.

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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.
Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects - The Danish Broadcasting Corporation's new Multimedia House, segment 1
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Denmark Embassy Project
20 June - 12 July, 3pm - 7pm, The Royal Danish Embassy

Sust-DANE-able points to the future of architecture. Designed by Wayne Hemingway, the exhibition presents sustainable projects by leading Danish architects.
Tungeneset, Senja
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Detour
25 June - 20 July, 11am - 6pm, 33 Portland Place

Architecture and design along 18 national tourist routes in Norway
Exhaust 19-06-08
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Exhaust 19-06-08
19 June - 19 July, 12am, Goethe-Institut

Exhaust is a 24hour performance and resulting installation during which all of the exhaled air of one person is collected within large silver balloons to form a cluster of consumed space.
Exhibition Pavilion
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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.
Fresh Structure
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Feeling High
28 June - 29 June, Trinity Buoy Wharf

Installation and exhibition at the Trinity Buoy Wharf curated by Jeff Ho, themed Fresh Thinking - fresh structure in fresh perspectives
Main Library, Turku
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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.
St Pauls- A late afternoon plunge
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Flooded London
20 June - 20 July, Medcalf

Squint Opera depicts living in ‘Flooded London’ in 2090
Freebooter
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Freebooter: An Evening of Free Music
28 June - 29 June, 9pm - 1am, Central Park, Greenwich Peninsula

Exploring the public territory in a peninsula haunted by pirates and bootleggers.
Cheapside Pod
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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.
'Frame Vases' by Angela Cork
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Fresh Forms
19 June - 19 July, 10am - 5:30pm, Lesley Craze Gallery

An exhibition of British silverware and silver jewellery at the cutting edge of contemporary applied art practice.

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Fresh Perspectives
26 June - 29 June, 11am - 5pm, Canary Wharf

A series of creative events and activities at Canary Wharf.
Pan Peninsula
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Future Living in E13 / E14 / E15 / E16 / SE10
26 June - 1 July, 10am - 6pm, Pan Peninsula Floating Exhibition Space

An exhibition examining sustainable housing developments emerging in response to the demands generated by the success of Canary Wharf and how this ‘World City’ could become a model for others.
The Void
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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.
Kalmar Museum of Art
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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
Greenwich Millennium Village site for new public square
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Greenwich Millennium Village Exhibition
28 June, 12pm - 6pm, Greenwich Millennium Village Visitor Centre

An exhibition of images and models of the Greenwich Millennium Village including the future three phases.
Working on Greenwich peninsula
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Greenwich Peninsula Exhibition
28 June, 11am - 5pm, Greenwich Peninsula Business Centre

A display of images and models of the regeneration of Greenwich peninsula to date and in development.
Grow Bag installations
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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.
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Guatamala Embassy Project
20 June - 30 June

Exhibition curated by Guatemalan Architect Eduardo Aguirre that will take place at the Bolívar Hall of the Venezuelan Embassy, focused on a fresh conception for the reconstruction of accommodation for a Maya community, rescuing values and integrating them in the project.
Hairwyood Tower
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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.
Mile End Waste
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High Street 2012 Summer Picnic
28 June, 10am - 6pm, Mile End Waste

A celebration of High Street 2012’s architecture, culture and food at Mile End Waste, with guided walks from Aldgate to Stratford.
Rooftop at Hothouse
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HOTHOUSE open studios at FRESHfields
28 June - 29 June, 10am - 5pm, Hothouse Studios

TEAHOUSE @ HOTHOUSE The roof of the Hothouse hosts an ambitious willow structure...help it evolve around a live tea shop.
Bronze Monkey by Simon Smith
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Integrity and Craftsmanship
20 June - 4 July, Art Workers Guild

"Integrity & Craftsmanship." An Exhibition of craftsmanship in architecture by members of the Art Workers Guild.
untitled 2008
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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
Sota Mori: House in Earl's Court
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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
New western concourse at King's Cross Station
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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.

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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.
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Lift Structure 2
26 June - 6 July, The Lift

Four storeys high and groundbreaking in design, The Lift is a beautiful, new mobile venue and hub of Lift Festival 2008. Designed by AOC.
Light Instalation night view
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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.
The London Park Hotel
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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!
Hesiodo
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mAxico - Architectures from Mexico
20 June - 19 July, Royal Institute of British Architects

Mexico presents, at the RIBA, commissioned work by a group of up-and-coming architects challenging ideas on architecture and its representation, and a talk by Miquel Adria, a leading architect and critic from Mexico City, who will give an overview of the Mexican contemporary architecture scene at Instituto Cervantes.
Model For A Monument (The Anarcho-Sydicalist Town Hall)
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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.

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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.
Open City in the Park
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Open City in the park
27 June - 29 June, 10am - 6pm, Central Park, Greenwich Peninsula

Design for London invites creative practitioners, artists and an illustrator to explore ideas around connections within the city. Installations featured in Design for London’s London Open City exhibition move to the Greenwich peninsula.
Kengo Kuma & Associates, Ginzan Fujiya Ryokan, Yamagata
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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.
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Paper Trail: An installation by Susan Stockwell
26 June - 29 June, 12am, One Canada Square

As part of the year round Canary Wharf Public Art programme, artist Susan Stockwell will make a new installation for the lobby of One Canada Square.
Waste Paper Dragon
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Papier-mâché Dragon
20 June - 20 July, 8am, Ada Street Gallery

Sculpture (of recycling) created by Nikoloz Japaridze & Christopher Smith within Broadway Market Ada Street Gallery.
Basic Housing Unit
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Peru Embassy Project
20 June - 18 July, Peruvian Embassy

Exhibition organised by the Peruvian Embassy focusing on the cohabitation and mutual neglect of formal and informal urban developments in the city of Lima.

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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.

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Pique Nique
28 June, 12pm - 3pm, Jubilee Park

A mobile fold out kitchen offering small indulgent moments by artist Lisa Cheung
The Smallest Cinema in the World : For the Wealthy and the Good
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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.
Dan Graham Triangular Pavilion With Circular Cut-out
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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.

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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.
Magic Mountains
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PROBLEM SOLVING ARCHITECTURE, Guided exhibition tour and mini talk
20 June - 1 July, 3pm - 5pm, St. Olave's School

Tour of the exhibition CO-EVOLUTION + talk on involvement of architects and urban planners in sustainable development and human co-existence.
Vinyasa
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Process Exposé
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.
City of Sex - Rio de Janeiro
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RAW - New Brazilian Architecture
21 June - 18 July, Embassy of Brazil in London

A programme celebrating contemporary Brazilian architecture, which will consist of an exhibition of recent works and a series of talks by participating architects and invited guests, including celebrated urban planner Jaime Lerner.
Untitled 4 2000 - 2006
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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 - concept
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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.
TUB map
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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 logo
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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
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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.
Japanese Roof Garden at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS
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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.

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Sonic Garden
22 June - 16 July, Outside Chelsea Theatre

Enjoy the scents and sounds of the Sonic Garden, an aural and visual oasis in the urban landscape of World’s End Place.
Isle of Grain
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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

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Spot-On Sundials
25 June - 29 June, Cabot Square

An exhibition of contemporary sundials, and a chance to make a sundial with the British Sundial Society
eM1. Open Aviary
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Student Festival: Architectural Association - Riverside Walk
27 June - 30 July, Riverside Walk -- More London

ecoMachines – collection LFA08.03 “the riverside walk experiment”
Arnold Circus
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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.
Overflow, high tide
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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.
Camera Test in Thermal Chamber
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Student Festival: UCL-Main Quadrangle
20 June - 28 June

A deployable external insulation (DEI) demonstration pavilion will be situated in the UCL Main Quadrangle for the duration of the Bartlett End of Year Show

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Superblue Skyscopes
25 June - 29 June, 11am - 5pm, Jubilee Park

Skyscopes by Superblue - Periscope trees with unexpected views, look at the sky and architecture of Canary Wharf from a fresh perspective.
Sustainab.Italy. Contemporary ecologies
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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.

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The Caravan Gallery
27 June - 29 June, 11am - 5pm, Reuters Plaza

A mobile exhibition venue and visual arts project recording the ordinary and extraordinary details of life in 21st century Britain.

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The Charmborough Bells
28 June, 11am - 5pm, Riverside Upper

A mobile belfry used to promote the English art of “change-ringing” through demonstrations and free hands on workshops.
Footprint with columns
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The Crystal Palace reappears... Interventions of Memory
20 June - 6 July, Multiple Locations in Hyde Park & Exhibition Road

The original footprint of the Great Exhibition will be recreated in Hyde Park together with events that explore the site’s history, memory and identity.
Overview of Leamouth Peninsular
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The Future of the Leamouth Peninsula
28 June - 29 June, 12pm - 6pm, Electrician's Shop, Trinity Buoy Wharf

Exhibition including models and plans for the future of this exciting section of one of the Olympic Boroughs.

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The Mobile Porch by Public Works
27 June - 29 June, 11am - 5pm, Reuters Plaza

A mobile mini-architectural toy, roaming the public sphere. An event in collaboration with 'Avant Gardening,' a programme initiated by Studio Voltaire Clapham.
Photomontage of Staircase Hall, Neues Museum, Berlin
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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
Singing Chimney
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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.
Marriott Sky
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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
Kong
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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.
St Paul's Community School
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Transforming St Paul’s Way
25 June - 29 June, 11am - 4pm, Blount Room, Bromley Hall

Exhibition and seminar on the transformation of St Paul's Way in Poplar
World Design Plaza
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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
Unseen Hands display
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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.
1 Poultry Lane
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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.
Sunset Community Centre, South Vancouver
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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.
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WunderKammer
27 June - 29 June, 11am - 5pm, Jubilee Park

A series of magical 3D distillations
 look chat shop manage
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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.
Swarm, Zaha Hadid, 2006. Lent by Established & Sons
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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.
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‘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.

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