The London Festival of Architecture is taking over the city this summer with 600 different events, comprising exhibitions, lectures, installations, guided walks, boat tours, parties, workshops and debates. Making you think twice about the architecture of the city we live in, and how we have the power to shape the London skyline of the future, the London Festival of Architecture is set to be a full on month of intriguing and exciting events.

Five different key hubs will be home to the London Festival of Architecture until the 20th July 2008, as the programme spreads out across north, south, east and west London. From the five storey Georgian town houses of Islington to the high rise flats of Lewisham, there are events and exhibitions for everyone who lives in the city.

Past, present and future architecture is all covered by this year's festival under the umbrella of the theme of Fresh. Inviting you to take some time out in the fresh air, what better way is there to appreciate the city in the summer than with events that take place in pavillions, squares, and loads of London's other open air spaces.

Not sure if architecture is your thing? Think again. The London Festival of Architecture has so many different and vibrant events taking place over the summer, that you will be truly spoilt for choice. Take a tour around the historic Bank of England on its open day on Saturday 28th June, try an urban street hunt with your digital camera on Saturday 12th July, head to Cheapside where there will be a recreation of a Medieval Market on Saturday 19th July or chow down with a lecture on how food has shaped London on Friday 11th July.

If food is something you simply must have at any festival, then you're in luck. Several Blueprint Big Breakfasts take place during the London Festival of Architecture, where you can tuck into delicious cuisine whilst hearing the low down on various different architectural subjects. Grab a full English with Lloyd Grossman on Thursday 10th July or chat with Janet Street Porter whilst eating bacon and eggs at the British Museum on Thursday 3rd July.

Plenty of installations and exhibitions will satisfy the more arty of you out there, including the unusual Hairywood Tower at Covent Garden Piazza, the interactive Psycho Buildings at Hayward Gallery, or the fashionably inspired Skin and Bones at Somerset House. You can also treat yourself to an aural and visual delight with the Sonic Garden outside the Chelsea Theatre, or enjoy the seven and half acres of Bloomsbury village with their village fete.

Not glamorous enough for you? A spectacular Party Dress installation takes place at Borough Market on Friday 11th July as aristocratic gowns and experimental architectural forms demonstrate just how to wear a party dress. And finally it's all wrapped up with the Architecture Rocks night at Bloomsbury Ballroom on Friday 18th July, with the closing party for the London Festival of Architecture.

It's not just British architecture that is being celebrated at the London Festival of Architecture, 28 embassies based in the city are getting involved with their very own take on the festival. Vancouverism explores the changing face of Canada, and sustainable architecture is on offer from Denmark and Italy.

The London Festival of Architecture takes place around five hubs in London from 20th June to 20th July 2008. For a full list of events and exhibitions, click on the link below for more information.

London Festival of Architecture

London Festival of Architecture events

Skin and Bones

Hairywood at Covent Garden

Psycho Buildings at Hayward Gallery

Behind the Scenes at British Library

Outdoor Living Room

Other London events

Midnight Matinees at Globe Theatre

Summer in London

Free Range Graduate Art Fair

Ealing Summer Festival

Somerset House Free Time

Somerset House Summer Series Tickets

Summer in London

Made in Deptford Festival

Notting Hill Carnival Childrens Day

House of Viktor and Rolf Exhibition

Body Worlds at O2

Body Worlds at Mirror of Time

American Scene at British Museum

BP Portrait Award

Rothko at Tate Modern

Photographic Portrait Prize

China Design Now