London Festival (of Architecture)

Event: London Festival of Architecture (LFA)
Date: 23 June - 8 July 2012
Venues: Locations across London, Great Britain

Organised by four leading architectural and cultural institutions, The Architecture Foundation, the British Council, New London Architecture and RIBA London; the London Festival of Architecture will examine the playful city and will focus on three London areas over three weekends:

• City and Southwark (23-24 June)
• Fritzrovia and Bloomsbury (30 June-1 July)
• King's Cross and Hoxton (7-8 July)

Throughout the Festival the Royal Docks in East London will also be transformed into 'London's Pleasure Gardens', next to the Olympic venue at ExCel, with other events such as architects’ open studios and special exhibitions taking place across the city.

The headline event Developing City Exhibition (architects24 informs) will take place from 21 June to 9 September.

RIBA exhibition
Design Stories - The Architecture behind 2012

Dates: 25 June 2012 - 25 September 2012, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Venue: Gallery 1, RIBA 66 Portland Place London W1B 1AD

As the world turns its eyes to London in 2012, Design Stories examines the architecture and engineering behind the 2012 sporting venues. It provides a unique Olympic experience - a place where people can explore and view drawings, images, videos and amazingly detailed models of London's key new sporting venues.

The exhibition draws back the layers of complex engineering and explores the ideas and design principles that lie behind the venues. At its centre the exhibition features a stunning 14-metre graphic mural capturing the energy and contrasting styles of the new Olympic and Paralympic buildings.

The 2012 sporting venues and lead architects featured in the exhibition include:
• Olympic Stadium – Populous
• Aquatics Centre – Zaha Hadid Architects
• Velodrome – Hopkins Architecture
• Basketball Arena – Wilkinson Eyre/KSS Design Group
• Handball Arena – MAKE
• Hockey Centre – Populous
• Shooting venue – Magma Architecture
• Waterpolo venue – David Morley Architecture
• Eton Manor - Stanton Williams.

As the Games begin the audio visual element of the installation will transform into a live screening lounge from Monday 30 July, providing an exceptional central London location to cheer on the record-breaking athletes and experience the stunning new venues they will compete in.

web. www.architecture.com - Design Stories

Further Information:
www.lfa2012.org
www.newlondonarchitecture.org

LONDON 2012 FESTIVAL
web. festival.london2012.com