
Dulwich Pavilion: The shortlist + the winner
After the success of the inaugural Dulwich Pavilion at last year’s LFA, this year a group of designs has been shortlisted for a new pavilion for 2019. An exhibition featuring models and visualisations of the proposed designs by young and emerging architects will be on display at the Dulwich Picture Gallery where you can cast your vote on your favourite. The winner was selected as ‘The Colour Palace’ designed by Pricegore and Yinka Ilori, pictured above. Described as a ‘celebratory fusion of European and African cultural traditions’, this pavilion will be built for summer 2019.
5 June – 22 July 2018; Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, London SE21 7AD

The Great Architectural Bake Off
Hosted by WATG, the Great Architectural Bake Off is a family-orientated, sugar-fuelled mainstay on the LFA calendar. Now in its fourth year, the baking battle takes place at a new location in the Guildhall Yard, in the City of London. Architects and engineers from London-based practices will roll up their sleeves to put their skills to a different kind of designing and constructing – using eggs, flour and plenty of food-colouring and imagination. Wallpaper* digital editor Bethan Ryder tastes testers and analyses aesthetics on the judging panel with Jane Duncan, 75th RIBA President, Peter Murray, Chairman of New London Architecture and Tom Hetherington, Great British Bake-Off competitor and architect. Pictured here, a Kuggen Building cake by WATG & Wimberly Interiors.
12:00 - 16:00; Saturday 16th June 2018; Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AE

Nomadic Treehouse
Studio Kyson’s nomadic Treehouse pops up at Battersea Power Station for the duration of this year’s LFA. A performance titled ‘Rainbows’ will activate the free-standing pavilion that is made of smoked mirror and charred timber. The mirrored walls reflect the context of its location bringing passersby a new perspective of their surroundings, meanwhile the interior of the pavilion is dark and introspective. For the performance, artist Sarah Kate Wilson and members of MUSARC choir will perform their new work ‘Rainbows’ that offers their own reflections and identity.
Pavilion installed: 1 – 30 June 2018. Performance times: 4:30pm & 5:30pm, Saturday 2 June; Battersea Power Station (Circus West Village)

The LFA and Architecture LGBT+ London Pride float
A competition to design a LFA and Architecture LGBT+ float for London Pride on 7 July 2018 attracted a host of exciting entries – pictured above shortlisted entry from the Weston Williamson+Partners Incubator project. From the shortlist of 9 practices, Hawkins\Brown was selected as the winner. Generously sponsored by Sir Robert McAlpine, the competition was open to contributions across the architectural profession from students, recent graduates and emerging practices, to London’s established firms. The float is a celebration of LGBT+ architects and the role they play in London and beyond within architecture.
Image courtesy of Weston Williamson

St Paul’s Gateway installation by ScottWhitbyStudio
A ‘trapezoidal contemporary gateway structure’ has popped up outside St Paul’s Underground Station. Designed by ScottWhitbyStudio, the installation is made of hundreds of reflective anodised aluminium poles that are suspended vertically from a light-weight canopy. At the centre, a reflective oculus and dome of poles has been constructed using Christopher Wren’s mathematical formula used to design the St Paul’s Cathedral dome. The result – a symphony of mirrored images of St Paul’s Cathedral greeting commuters and visitors as they reach the area. The structure was designed in conjunction with Arup and delivered with the help of The William Hare Group.
Photography: Luke O’Donovan

Robin Hood Gardens: Archaeology and geography of identity
The contested legacy of Robin Hood Gardens is questioned at the LFA with a workshop that will raise issues of identity, potential urban futures and multiple pasts. Ed Brookes, RHUL, will speak about his research into the specific project and other legacies of Brutalist housing in London. James Dixon and Melissa Cutting, Wood, will present archaeological approaches to modern buildings and landscapes and participants will make their own investigations into the environment around the Brutalist block. Also – catch a film titled ‘The Disappearance of Robin Hood’ at the Arch Film fest by Urban-Think Tank that explores the relationship between Robin Hood Gardens and London.
Workshop: 10:00 – 12:00, 2 June 2018; Meeting point: the corner of Woolmore Street and Bullivant Street, London E14 0LG
Film: 19:00 – 22:00, 28 June 2018; Silver Building, 60 Dock Road, Silvertown, London E16 1YZ