10 events that are not to be missed at London Festival of Architecture 2017
With London Festival of Architecture kicking off today, architecture editor Jessica Mairs has revealed her top picks, from a stomach-churning installation based on the Smithfield meat market to tours of the capital's ill-fated housing estates.Â
Now in its 10th year, the London Festival of Architecture takes place throughout June.
This year's programme takes the theme of Memory, a topic that participants have used an opportunity to conjure up a range of unusual sensorial installations, as well as reflect on the future for London's post-war architecture.
Architectural yoga classes at Sir John Soane's Museum, a glimpse inside one of the city's last remaining music halls and an architectural bake off are also on the cards.
Here are our top tips for what not to miss:
Silvertown tours and flyover design competition
Walking tours will take in the historical sites of Silvertown, an area of London's docklands set to be completely transformed in the next few years. It will be one of the last chances to take in the derelict Millennium Mills ? a flour mill used in more recent years as a set for innumerable films ? before its redevelopment. The Carlsberg Tetley Building will also be open for tours and a choir will perform live.
Six practices also present their shortlisted designs for a new workspace below a flyover in Silvertown: Architecture for London, B + C Architects, John McAslan + Partners with Pedder & Scrampton Architects, Langstaff Day with Meanwhile Space, Su...
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