There’s a lot going on in London this summer with the month-long London Festival of Architecture, with exhibitions, city tours and site-specific installations. Here’s a few things to look forward to starting next week.
STOP
What: High Rise
Where: The National Theatre, London
When: 3-30 June
The third exhibition in a five-year project by Bristol-based artist Peter Bobby, which has travelled from the Architecture Centre in Bristol, to the Ffotogallery in Cardiff, and now to the National Theatre on London’s Southbank, explores the relationship between burgeoning high-rise developments and the city through a series of photographs and films.
LOOK
What: Lesser Known Architecture
Where: Design Museum, London
When: 4 June-22 July
This exhibition presents ten neglected buildings, structures and subways nominated by leading architecture critics and photographed by Theo Simpson. They are:
Bevin Court | Tom Dyckhoff (BBC Culture Show)
Brownfield Estate | Owen Hatherley (The Guardian)
Cabmen’s Shelters | Oliver Wainwright (The Guardian)
Crystal Palace Subway | Rory Olcayto (The Architects’ Journal)
London Underground Arcades | Edwin Heathcote (Financial Times)
Mail Rail nominated by Ellie Stathaki (Wallpaper*)
Nunhead Cemetery | Hugo MacDonald (Monocle)
Occidental Oil Refinery Jetty | Owen Hatherley (The Guardian)
Stockwell Bus Garage | Tom Dyckhoff (BBC Culture Show)
Welbeck Street Car Park | Sam Jacob (Dezeen / Art Review)
Cabmen’s Shelter, image: Theo Simpson
LISTEN
What: London Festival of Architecture 2013
Where: Various locations
When: 1-30 June
The London Festival of Architecture, now an annual, month-long and citywide exploration of London’s built environment, will be a ‘time for architecture in the city’. There will be lectures from leading architects and designers including Sir Terry Farrell, Tom Dixon and Quinlan Terry, specially-commissioned pavilions and installations, walking tours of the city, student shows and exhibitions.
I recommend an installation commissioned by the Barbican in Dalston by Argentine artist Leandro Erlich, an exhibition of models from international architects organised by the British Council, a tour of Sir Hugh Casson’s London by Catherine Croft, Director of the Twentieth Century Society and the Serpentine Pavilion by Sou Fujimoto. To find out more see: http://www.londonfestivalofarchitecture.org/
Enjoy your weekend!
