London Festival of Architecture 2010

Three weekends, 16 days, over 300 events, 250,000 visitors, star names and an unrivalled variety and vibrancy of installations, exhibitions, debates and dialogue, the biennial London Festival of Architecture returns to the capital with a bang.

Established in 2004, LFA is a celebration and exploration of buildings, streets, spaces and places in the capital and highlights London's reputation as an international creative hub. Since its inception, the Festival has engaged and excited a new audience helping to place architecture firmly at the forefront of the cultural agenda and shift its status from a specialist interest for the few, to an essential consideration for the many.

A varied and colourful programme of events including exhibitions, debates, dance, breakfast picnics, street markets, workshops, talks, parties, guided walks, bicycle and boat tours will see London, a heavy place of bricks, steel and concrete, invaded by a lighter city of canvas, tents, towers and pavilions.

Run in conjunction with a broad range of cultural partners including the British Council, Tate Modern and V&A, LFA provides a platform for many of the leading figures of architecture and urbanism including; Daniel Libeskind, Sir John Ritblat, Francine Houben, Rafael Vinoly, MVRDV, Alain de Botton, Rem Koolhaas, Ken Livingstone, Ed Jones, Sir Terry Farrell, Stephen Bayley, Deyan Sudjic, and Wayne Hemingway to debate and discuss timely themes and burning questions.

Centrally curated by three leading architectural institutions, RIBA London, The Architecture Foundation and New London Architecture, the Festival is structured over three weekends across three London hubs: Central London (19^th / 20^th June), East London (26^th / 27^th) and South London (3^rd /4^thJuly) united under the Festival theme, 'The Welcoming City.' In addition to each weekend hub, a core series of activities and one-off events will run throughout the Festival scattered far and wide across the capital. 

See also
LFA 2010Highlights 
2008 LFA Review 
LFA History

For more information visit www.lfa2010.org 
Information-images: www.lfa2010.org