LONDON FESTIVAL OF ARCHITECTURE A HUGE SUCCESS

Daniel Libeskind Among Sold-Out Speakers at 'World's Largest Architecture Festival'

The month-long London Festival of Architecture drew to a close this week, attracting over a quarter of a million people at over 600 events, becoming the ‘world’s largest celebration of architecture.’

Launched by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson at Somerset House, the Festival saw sold-out talks from international names such as Daniel Libeskind, David Chipperfield, Rafael Viñoly, Cesar Pelli, Rem Koolhaas and LFA President Peter Ackroyd along with inspiring, interactive temporary structures and installations from the likes of Foster + Partners, Tonkin Liu and Carmody Groarke.

LFA Director, Peter Murray, said: “The Festival has exceeded all expectations this year and as well as making architecture engaging and exciting for a new audience, we addressed important issues such as how we improve public space in cities, how architecture impacts the environment and generally how we make London a better place to live and work in.

He added: “Architecture is now at the forefront of the cultural agenda and the Festival has shown that it is an essential consideration for the many rather than a specialist interest for the few.”


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