This year the LFA went digital and, with well over 100 events as part of the festival, there really is something for everyone. The programme has been jam packed since the start of June with Negroni talks, the architectural bake off, curator led tours with RIBA, the Great LFA Pub Quiz, panel talks on the power of media, nature and social housing (just to name a few), but don’t despair! There’s still over a week of festivities to go, and here are our top picks:

 

30 objects for 30 days
For the LFA's 30 Objects in 30 Days, we asked 30 leading figures to nominate one object that they feel best represents power and architecture - and share a video explaining why. You can catch up on the ones already pubished, plus a new one published each day up until 30 June.

 

 

‘Manifestos: Architecture for a New Generation’ is an annual collaboration between London Festival of Architecture and the Design Museum, highlighting work by an emerging generation of voices in architecture who are expanding the parameters of what architecture can be, who London is for and what its future holds.

 

 

21 June 2020, 10:00 -17:00

 

Fun for all the family with the RA LEGO® Architecture Challenge from home this year! Architects, aspiring architects and those up for some fun are invited to construct the most innovative and imaginative ‘places for people’. Share your creations on Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag #RALegoChallenge or tagging us on @architecture_RA, between 10am – 5pm on Sunday 21 June and keep an eye out for the announcement of the winners on Monday. 

 

 

23 June 2020, 18:00 -19:30

Discussion + workshop exploring the partnerships that are helping communities to rebalance power, reclaim regeneration and respond to the challenges the city now faces.

 

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24 June 2020, 16:30 -17:30

 

The number of architects, engineers and consultants using data, artificial intelligence, machine learning and modern methods of construction is increasing but communicating the benefits is complex. Practices who effectively communicate the value of this technology have a powerful competitive advantage - particularly as we tackle new economic challenges and continue to practise social distancing.

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Architecture and power: conversations around people and place

30 June 2020 16.00 -18.30

 

This year’s LFA digital symposium, in partnership with Royal Academy will capture, challenge, and explore the relationship between power, people and our built environment.

 

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You might have missed out on entering the LFA Architectural Bake off but you can still vote for your favourite until 30June.

 

 

26 June - 27 June, 14:00 -15:00

Places of ARcture in collaboration with Architects from Aleppo, Syria are offering a tour from different heritage sites of the old city of Aleppo.

 

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23 June 2020, 13:00 -14:00

IOM and ARUP invite participants – children and adults - to explore the bamboo architecture of the Rohingya camps through simple model making. Participants are invited to share their completed models on Instagram; the outputs will be shared with children in the camps to inspire their own model making.

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27 June 2020, 16:00 -17:30

 

ReCA invites you to explore brutalist buildings in Tel-aviv in three guided virtual tours.
The nascence of the state of Israel in 1948 coincides with the Late-Modernism and Brutalism in Architecture.

 

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27 June 2020, 9:00 -14:30

 

Looking forward to improve your model making techniques? Atelier La Juntana and 4D Modelshop are organizing this 1 day online workshop where you will discover innovative techniques to produce astonishing architectural models, including the use of silicone moulds and casting materials.

 

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27 June - 29 June, 12:00 -22:00

 

In a series of short lectures online top academics will discuss several lesser-known aspects of Polish architecture. The project aims to re-discover the Polish urban landscape and celebrate its diversity.

 

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30 June 2020, 18:45 -20:00

As the boundaries between physical and digital environments are blurred we can see that architecture plays a key part world-building. Representations of buildings anchor us in familiar territory but video game landscapes can then expand our horizons and give us unprecedented access when compared to the ‘real’ world.

 

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