Four great architecture & urban design events taking place in June 2019

London Festival of Architecture 1 – 30 June ’19

London Festival of Architecture is one of the world’s biggest annual architecture festivals with events, and activities, workshops, tours walks and talks throughout June.

Head to St Paul’s Cathedral to see ‘Lunch Break’, an installation of 40 golden angels resting on swings outside in the courtyard. Get to know the history of the Charterhouse in central London or the past of St Mary-le-Bow during a guided tour of the church and crypt. Or find out more about the potential for creative re-use of challenging and contested historic sites by the Society for the Protection of Ancient old buildings. Visit one of many architectural studios open evenings during the festival.

The secrets of designing sustainable buildings in different climates is our pick. Organized by Engineering and design consultancy chapmanbdsp it takes place at 40 Gracechurch Street, London EC3V 0BT, 19 June 2019 18:00 -20:00 

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Open Garden Squares Weekend 8 & 9 June ‘19

London hidden green spaces, parks and gardens usually closed to the public, open their doors on this special weekend in June. Funds raised during this event go to help London’s community gardens in decline needing support and protection from decline. The event is organised by the London Parks & Garden Trust charity. Here is a pick from a rich collection of community and private gardens to visit.

Walworth Garden SE17, https://walworthgarden.org.uk/

The Skip Garden, King’s Cross, https://walworthgarden.org.uk/

Cannon Bridge Roof Gardens, EC4R http://www.opensquares.org/2019/gardens/CannonBr.php

Nomura International https://www.nomura.com/

Royal College of Physicians’ Medicinal Garden http://garden.rcplondon.ac.uk/

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London National Park City Festival

A month before its launch on 29 June, organized in partnership with the Mayor of London, the org is setting a full promo festival preview day of  organized city walks, talks and a  Pop-Up Picnic Fair in Red Lion Square, Holborn. The London National Park City Festival kicks off on 22 July ’19.

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Serpentine Pavilion 2019

Designed by the Japanese architect Junya Ishigami, this year’s Serpentine Pavilion design opens on 21 June. This is the 19^th edition of this prominent temporary architecture event taking place on the Serpentine Gallery’s lawn in Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, central London. This years’ design is made by ‘arranging slates to create a single canopy roof that appears to emerge from the ground of the surrounding park. Within, the interior of the Pavilion is an enclosed cave-like space, a refuge for contemplation’.

Serpentine Pavilion commissions began in 2000 with Zaha Hadid followed by the biggest names in international architecture. from Frida Escobedo of Mexico to Francis Kéré of Burkina Faso and Bjarke Ingels of Denmark.  Junya Ishigami shot to fame after becoming the youngest recipient of the Architectural Institute of Japan Prize for his glass-walled KAIT studio. In 2010 he won the Golden Lion for best project at the Venice Architecture Biennale. The Serpentine Pavilion structure will stay open and free to visit until 6 October.

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