A giant sleeping whippet and a bright red sundial are among the playful street furniture enlivening the UK capital during the London Festival of Architecture.

Scattered throughout London's Cheapside financial district, the seats are the winning designs of the City Benches competition held by the London Festival of Architecture (LFA).
Benchtime by Anna Janiak doubles as a sundial
"The benches demonstrate not only the brilliance of London's emerging architects, designers and artists, but also how small interventions can make such a difference to how people can experience and enjoy London's streets and spaces," said Tamsie Thomson, director of the LFA.
"Cheapside is one of London's liveliest and most interesting districts, and thanks to the support of the Cheapside Business Alliance, is a setting where these young teams can showcase their work to hundreds of thousands of people." City Blocks is a set of moveable street furniture by Astrian Studio Architects
The five winning benches were created in response to the theme of this year's festival, boundaries, and are intended to highlight the need for well-designed spaces for pedestrians in cities.
One of the designs is Benchtime by architect Anna Janiak, which is modelled on the The Jantar Mantar monument in New Delhi ? a collection of life-sized astronomical instruments that double as a playground.
Installed at 150 Cheapside, it is designed to stand out from the surrounding stone architecture, and acts as a...