This year's Antepavilion in London will not go ahead as planned, said organisers, after a planning inquiry failed to resolve a dispute with the local council.
Russell Gray of Shiva, the organiser and sponsor of arts charity Antepavilion, told Dezeen that the contest had been postponed while he seeks support from Hackney Council.
"It's in Hackney's hands," he said. "It's actually them who will decide how definite or indefinite it is."
The decision comes after a planning inspector partially upheld one of two enforcement notices issued to Shiva by Hackney Council to restrict the use of the Hoxton Docks warehouse where the previous years' structures were installed.
Top: the Potemkin Theatre was the third annual Antepavilion installation. Above: singing shark sculptures took their place in the canal in 2020 Antepavilion structures have been erected at Hoxton Docks every year since 2017 as part of an annual competition that was previously held in association with the Architecture Foundation.
These structures have included the duct-shaped HVAC pavilion, the inflatable AirDraft barge, the rooftop Potemkin Theatre and the singing fibreglass Sharks!
However, the council claims Shiva needs to obtain planning permission before installing any new architectural structures on the roof or decking of the canalside warehouse.
The organisers argue that the site should be treated as a "sculpture park", where temporary structures can be installed without planning ...