This year's Antepavilion installation opens in London tomorrow, with the charity that organises the annual competition warning that it could be forced to close.
The Antechamber by Studio Nima Sardar will be unveiled at Hoxton Docks on the Regents Canal in east London this Saturday, just a few weeks ahead of a four-day planning inquiry that could determine the fate of the popular programme.
Top and above: concept image of Antechamber
The enquiry, which begins at Hackney Town Hall on 7 September, will conclude an ongoing legal battle between the local council and architecture charity Antepavilion over alleged breaches of planning regulations.
"Should Hackney Council get their way in the upcoming planning inquiry, this may be the last Antepavilion," Antepavilion said in a statement. The council blocked last year's installation of floating fibreglass sharks by architect Jaimie Shorten with a court injunction and has previously issued a demolition notice for several Antepavilions, none of which have planning permission.
Planning inquiry outcome "not just win-lose"
"There's a wide range of outcomes," organiser Russell Gray told Dezeen. "It's not just win-lose, because there are so many different aspects to the actual inquiry issues. There's a lot of things in dispute, and we could win on some and lose on others, or we could win all or lose all."
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