The London Festival of Architecture is taking over the capital this summer with a city wide series of 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 three weekends of intriguing and exciting events.

Architecture hubs
Three different key hubs will be home to the London Festival of Architecture in 2010, 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.

Festival themes
Past, present and future architecture is all covered by this year's festival under the umbrella of the theme of The Welcoming City. 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.

Union Street Urban Orchard

London 2012
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. Go on a guided tour of John Nash's processional route from St James's Park and Regent's Park, visit a theatre built from locally sourced and recycled materials on the South Bank, get some tips at a pop up cookery school at Borough Market and get ready for the 2012 London Olympic Games at an interactive installation.

Highlight events
As well as an indepth exploration of the capital's buildings and urban design at the London Festival of Architecture, there's also a series of international exhibitions and debates on the future of architecture in Austria, Argentina and Australia. Other highlight events include a pop up bookshop in Mayfair, a portable Korean vegetable garden in Spitalfields Market, origami workshops at Canary Wharf and a model of the Tate Modern made entirely from sugar cubes.

Tate Modern Sugar Cube Model

Art exhibitions
Plenty of installations and exhibitions will satisfy the more arty of you out there, including the Urban Africa exhibition at the Design Museum. You can also head to the Tate Modern and enjoy an evening of late night entertainment inside an inflatable, portable pavilion.

Urban Africa at Design Museum

Pop Up Pavilion London

The London Festival of Architecture takes place from Saturday 19th June - Sunday 4th July 2010. For a full list of events and exhibitions, click on the link below for more information.

London Festival of Architecture

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