London festival of architecture events

The university of Westminster is taking part in the LFA by offering a series of talks and online events. Tutors from the architecture department will talk about a variety of contemporary topics.

You can find more about these events below. Click in the images to access the event.

OPEN 2022

University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS

16.06.22-30.06.22 17:30-21:00

OPEN 2022 is a hybrid exhibition of projects that reflect the varied design approaches of the University of Westminster's School of Architecture + Cities, its diverse students, and their place at the heart of London.

SPEAKING ARCHITECT/URE

University of Westminster, Marylebone Road, MG14

17.06.22 19:00-21:30

As architects and researchers, who do we speak for and who speaks louder? How do we give voice without assuming authority? How do we augment whispers and adjust the volume of our own voices? Finally, how do we listen without judgment?

COMMUNITY HUB 1:1 PROTOTYPE

Rear Podium (for 1:1 prototype) & Open Exhibition (5th floor)
35 Marylebone Road, N6 5BZ

17.06.22-30.06.22 19:00-20:00

Please join us to celebrate our exciting 1:1 prototype as pavilion with inspiring timber construction, showcasing inventive cladding ideas developed and made by students.
The prototype explores how we can develop new methods of design and construction by making and experimenting, to 'act' hands-on as part of a co-production and co-creation process.

THE AFRICAN OFF-GRID HOUSING PROJECT

Zoom

20.06.22 17:00-19:30

The talk will disseminate the results of the African Off- grid Housing [AOH] research project developed at the School of Architecture & Cities of the University of Westminster thanks to the support of the Global Challenge Research Fund / UKRI.

ARCHITECTURE ACTS: A CLIMATE PERFORMANCE IN THREE ACTS

University of Westminster, Marylebone Hall. 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS

24.06.22 14:00-17:00

Architecture Acts asks participants to think beyond carbon calculations as architecture’s response to climate change. It is predicated on the understanding that architecture acts on and with the environment and that acts of protest can be affirmative and inclusive.

THE FINNISH SAUNA

Victoria Embankment Gardens, Villiers St, London, WC2N 6N

24.06.22-08.07.22 12:00-20:00

The renowned Finnish architect Sami Rintala and architectural students from the prestigious School of Architecture + Cities at the University of Westminster, in association with the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland, have joined forces to create a one-of-a-kind sauna in central London.

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