Yinka Ilori: Types of happiness
Flying a flag of optimism through patterns and colour, artist Yinka Ilori brings London ‘16 different types of happiness’ through different pieces of furniture that ‘explore the art of sitting down’ in an exhibition at StudioRCA. The exhibition is inspired by his design for an underpass in Nine Elms – his first public commission which he won by competition. Ilori’s graphic and colourful work is being splashed across the city this summer – he has also designed the Dulwich Pavilion in collaboration with Pricegore, opening in June for the London Festival of Architecture.
1 – 23 June, 12:00 – 18:00
StudioRCA, 1 Riverlight Quay, Nine Elms Ln, London SW8 5AU
Yinka Ilori: Types of happiness
Flying a flag of optimism through patterns and colour, artist Yinka Ilori brings London ‘16 different types of happiness’ through different pieces of furniture that ‘explore the art of sitting down’ in an exhibition at StudioRCA. The exhibition is inspired by his design for an underpass in Nine Elms – his first public commission which he won by competition. Ilori’s graphic and colourful work is being splashed across the city this summer – he has also designed the Dulwich Pavilion in collaboration with Pricegore, opening in June for the London Festival of Architecture.
1 – 23 June, 12:00 – 18:00
StudioRCA, 1 Riverlight Quay, Nine Elms Ln, London SW8 5AU
Temporarily Home
Responding to rising homelessness in the UK, Morris+Company host a panel discussion on the ‘Housing First’ strategy designed to supply social and truly affordable housing, and the need for emergency accomodation in London. While typical housing standards may not apply to temporary homes, what are the non-negotiables, needs and desires for those who will live there? Should London be building temporary homes for the homeless?
13 June, 6:30-8:30pm
Morris+Company, Unit 8, 16-24 Underwood St, London N1 7JQ
Temporarily Home
Responding to rising homelessness in the UK, Morris+Company host a panel discussion on the ‘Housing First’ strategy designed to supply social and truly affordable housing, and the need for emergency accomodation in London. While typical housing standards may not apply to temporary homes, what are the non-negotiables, needs and desires for those who will live there? Should London be building temporary homes for the homeless?
13 June, 6:30-8:30pm
Morris+Company, Unit 8, 16-24 Underwood St, London N1 7JQ
Eva Jiricna: Boundaries without Boundaries
Architect Eva Jiřičná will talk about her work in the context of this year’s LFA theme ‘Boundaries’. She will speak about her use of glass and metal across her work in projects at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Canada Water Bus Station and Leicester Library. The Czech born architect has been based in London since 1968 – she worked on the Brighton Marina project and on the Lloyd’s Building before establishing her own practice in 1982. Photography: Ivan Nemec
6 June, 7 – 9pm
Czech Embassy Cinema, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, London W8 4QY
Eva Jiricna: Boundaries without Boundaries
Architect Eva Jiřičná will talk about her work in the context of this year’s LFA theme ‘Boundaries’. She will speak about her use of glass and metal across her work in projects at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Canada Water Bus Station and Leicester Library. The Czech born architect has been based in London since 1968 – she worked on the Brighton Marina project and on the Lloyd’s Building before establishing her own practice in 1982. Photography: Ivan Nemec
6 June, 7 – 9pm
Czech Embassy Cinema, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, London W8 4QY
Late at Pitzhanger
Explore the boundaries of the real and imagined at Sir John Soane’s Pitzhanger Manor recently restored by Jestico + Whiles. Visitors will be ushered into the ‘The Unbuilt Room’, a concept by artist Seth Kriebe that is part séance, part game and part theatrical performance. Time will be tranversed through taster life drawing sessions and curator John Leslie will lead spotlight tours of the Anish Kapoor exhibition.
28 June, 6:30-10pm
Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery, Mattock Lane, Ealing, London W5 5EQ
Late at Pitzhanger
Explore the boundaries of the real and imagined at Sir John Soane’s Pitzhanger Manor recently restored by Jestico + Whiles. Visitors will be ushered into the ‘The Unbuilt Room’, a concept by artist Seth Kriebe that is part séance, part game and part theatrical performance. Time will be tranversed through taster life drawing sessions and curator John Leslie will lead spotlight tours of the Anish Kapoor exhibition.
28 June, 6:30-10pm
Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery, Mattock Lane, Ealing, London W5 5EQ
Volo: Dreams of Flight
A virtual reality swing adventure by Studio Go Go is taking place in four locations in the City of London. This entails wearing a VR headset and sitting on a swing, while being transported through virtual reality through a dream-like experience. The interactive installation has been inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci’s flying machines, his studies of flight, and the effects of gravity. This is the first public commission for Studio Go Go, a 21st-century ride design company, which has been commisisoned by The City of London and Culture Mile and made possible with support from Arts Council England and Middlesex University.
18 – 22 June, 11am – 7pm
Venues across the City of London
Volo: Dreams of Flight
A virtual reality swing adventure by Studio Go Go is taking place in four locations in the City of London. This entails wearing a VR headset and sitting on a swing, while being transported through virtual reality through a dream-like experience. The interactive installation has been inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci’s flying machines, his studies of flight, and the effects of gravity. This is the first public commission for Studio Go Go, a 21st-century ride design company, which has been commisisoned by The City of London and Culture Mile and made possible with support from Arts Council England and Middlesex University.
18 – 22 June, 11am – 7pm
Venues across the City of London
Momentto timber pavilion
At the Oxo Tower Wharf courtyard, a pavilion designed by five Nottingham University graduates – Jennifer Ge, Binhan Wang, Yue Ying, Mandy Hong and Jiaxin Wu – will form three-dimensional spaces out of two-dimensional illusions. The space has been designed to make passersby question the perceived volumes of objects and divert their path to slow down and explore the city. After its stint at the Oxo, the pavilion will move to R-Urban Poplar in London for a two-week workshop for students on ‘designing, building and choreographing a set of tools for performative city-making.’ And, in late July, it will crop up at the Tate Modern.
1 – 30 June, 8am – 8pm
Courtyard at Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, South Bank, London SE1 9NH
Momentto timber pavilion
At the Oxo Tower Wharf courtyard, a pavilion designed by five Nottingham University graduates – Jennifer Ge, Binhan Wang, Yue Ying, Mandy Hong and Jiaxin Wu – will form three-dimensional spaces out of two-dimensional illusions. The space has been designed to make passersby question the perceived volumes of objects and divert their path to slow down and explore the city. After its stint at the Oxo, the pavilion will move to R-Urban Poplar in London for a two-week workshop for students on ‘designing, building and choreographing a set of tools for performative city-making.’ And, in late July, it will crop up at the Tate Modern.
1 – 30 June, 8am – 8pm
Courtyard at Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, South Bank, London SE1 9NH
