From infratructure and materials to crisis reponses, this collection includes explorations of alternative materials and ways of designing and making for a more sustainable and equitable future.
Press Highlights
18 June 2023
Golders Green Town Team | Walks and Tours
"If there is a future, it will be green." - Petra Kelly As our need to build is set to…
24 June 2023
Jennifer Walker | Workshops
Community energy puts locals at the centre of control over common community infrastructure and empowers them to collectively build a fair,…
Curator Picks
03 June 2023
Global Generation | Workshops
At Global Generation our gardens are a common space. A space within the community where people can feel a sense…
28 June 2023
Global Generation | Talks and Debates
Join us for an evening to celebrate our newest space, a two storey 200m2 classroom set in an educational community…
01 June - 30 June
Becky Lyon | Exhibitions
Responding to the theme of ‘In Common’, artist Becky Lyon exhibits a new piece of work “Collage / Commons” reflecting…
10 June 2023
Loughborough Farm - London South Bank University | Workshops
Join us for a composting workshop with Incredible Edible Lambeth at Loughborough Farm! Learn how to turn kitchen scraps and…
Learn to harness renewable power at our DIY Renewable Energy Workshop at Loughborough Farm! Discover the basics of how it…
07 June - 02 July
Webb Yates Engineers | Installations
Designed by Webb Yates Engineers in collaboration with Studio Saar and Xylotek, with support from PIVETEAUBOIS, Gang-Nail/ITW Construction Products and…
06 June 2023
V&A Culture in Crisis Programme | Talks and Debates
This in-person event, hosted at the V&A, will explore different case studies and approaches to the (re)construction of architecture, within…
21 June 2023
Wardian | Talks and Debates
Celebrate biophilic architecture and nature-inspired living at this event, held at Wardian London, the biophilia inspired development just moments from…
Bethnal Green Nature Reserve Trust | Talks and Debates
A dialogue for South Asian Muslims and friends What are the key barriers and opportunities for South Asian Muslims in…
02 June 2023
Alice Holloway and Joel Gray | Exhibitions Family Events
Brixton Eco Village is an exploration of the theme of In Common, created in collaboration with schools, youth clubs and…
16 June 2023
Gillespies | Studio Lates
Visit Gillespies for free advice on your landscape architecture project - or just to see what we do. • Landscape…
22 June 2023
The Architectural Heritage Fund | Talks and Debates
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is a registered charity, working since 1976 to promote the conservation and sustainable re-use of…
11 June 2023
Paul Lincoln | Walks and Tours
A walking tour looking at how a housing estate close to the Barbican Centre is or is not tackling climate…
studioshaw | Studio Lates
We intend to take over the common ground immediately outside our office for beer and conversation. Please come and enjoy…
17 June 2023
URBAN GROWTH LEARNING GARDENS CIC | Walks and Tours Workshops
To celebrate National Clean Air Day this week, join this talk and tour of the much loved Brixton Orchard. The…
07 June 2023
Webb Yates Engineers | Installations Talks and Debates
Join us for the launch event for Third Space: Craft Not Carbon Pavilion. Designed by Webb Yates Engineers in collaboration…
15 June - 13 July
London Festival of Architecture in partnership with Barnet Council, Ballymore and TfL | Installations
‘Let’s Meet on the Edge’ is composed of three nature-based creative reuse installations, starting at Station Road and reaching up…
A Small Studio | Workshops
The West Norwood Cemetery has a policy of keeping all natural materials on site. The architecture practice A Small Studio…
Chetwoods | Studio Lates
To help aid our collective responsibility to address the climate crisis, our sustainability team, Thrive, in partnership with Senator Group,…
25 June 2023
Becky Lyon | Workshops
How could we turn our gardens into places to hold our pollinators sacred? How could we weave special features for…
09 June 2023
tp bennett | Studio Lates
Artisanal craft techniques are commonly shared across all cultures. During the LFA23, we want to explore - through craft -…
London Festival of Architecture in partnership with Royal Docks Team and Mayor of London | Installations
Students, graduates and emerging practitioners share their perspective on sustainability within the Docks through the design of a bench that…
UP Projects | Walks and Tours
Join local artist and London National Park City ranger for Barnet, Becky Lyon, on an evening walk in Edgware. At…
28 June - 30 June
University of Westminster | Audio and video
Re-imagining Coral Reefs is a virtual reality (VR) experience aimed at communicating the climate science of coral reef research to…
13 June 2023
Beyer & Dorschner Film Production | Film Screenings
The documentary "Robin Hood Gardens" takes a closer look at the intentions and failures of a brutalist housing complex in…
14 June 2023
The Factory | Talks and Debates
Imagine the future of our experience with food where crops were grown, at scale, then cooked and served all done…
23 June 2023
University of Westminster | Walks and Tours
Rowland Parker’s book The Common Stream tells the history of a Cambridgeshire village through the stream that sustains it. The…
01 June - 31 August
London Festival of Architecture in Partnership with Fleet Street Quarter | Installations
Greening installation of evergreen, scented and medicinal plants inspired by 16th century herbalist John Gerard and the area’s history of…
Habitats and Heritage | Talks and Debates
Join Habitats & Heritage for an informative afternoon learning about maintaining a 19th century structure in the 21st century world.…
Anna Gibb | Family Events
Sea levels around the globe are rising, and London is in a particularly vulnerable position. Currently, the Thames Barrier and…
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