London Festival of Architecture 2012

23 June – 8 July 2012

London

The UK’s largest celebration of buildings and the city, the London Festival of Architecture (LFA), will return from 23 June – 8 July 2012. The event, held biennially since 2004, will reinforce London’s reputation as an international creative hub, as a varied programme of exciting events take place all over the capital.

All eyes will be on London in 2012 and there is no better time to celebrate the city’s rich historical and contemporary architectural culture.

This year’s ‘Playful City’ theme will seek to encourage thousands of people to develop a better appreciation of architectural design through a series of interactive and entertaining events all over the capital.

Whether you’re a Londoner who has lived in the city for 50 years, or a visitor coming to the capital for the first time, this year’s Festival promises an abundance of fun for all.

- Peter Murray, Chairman of NLA and Festival Founding Director

Highlights Include:

London 2012 Olympic Shooting Venue by Magma Architecture	London 2012 Chobham Harris Academy by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Peabody Greenheath Housing Scheme by Pitman Tozer Architects	Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012 by Ai Weiwei, Herzog & De Meuron
Rosy (The Ballarina) by raumlabor berlin	C-Curve 2007 by Anish Kapoor
Secret Garden, London by Paul McAneary Architects	Birkbeck Centre for Film and Visual Media by Surface Architects
Dellow Day Centre by Featherstone Young	London 2012 Eton Manor Complex by Stanton Williams
Backpacker Hotel by Paul McAneary Architects	BMW Olympic Pavilion by Serie Architects
Canada Water Library by CZWG Architects	The Town Hall Hotel by Rare Architecture
14 King's Mews by A+D Studio Ltd, Andrew Pile, Elena Wainwright	The Stone by Rak Arkitektur