news EVENT London Festival of Architecture 2016
The annual London Festival of Architecture (LFA) – a month long, citywide celebration of architectural experimentation, thinking and practice – will return to venues across the capital throughout June 2016. The LFA has announced the appointment of Tamsie
Thomson in the newly created role of Director. As Director of RIBA London since 2009, Tamsie has overseen and initiated a number of projects and cultural programmes that promote architecture and support the 12,000+ RIBA London members. These include the annual Architecture Open, Open Studios and Regent Street Shop Windows projects, as well as the Student Mentorship programme and the Forgotten Spaces project and exhibition. Tamsie previously taught architecture at the University of Brighton and worked for both the Civic Trust and Shelter.
opportunity to highlight this enormous pool of talent and ideas and how they impact on the city underpinning London’s role at the forefront of global architecture.” The LFA programme is delivered with the support of New
London Architecture and RIBA London, under the guidance of the LFA Board and Chair Patricia Brown. LFA highlights the key role that architecture plays in urban, cultural and social development, and its recognition as an instrumental force at national and international level. In 2016 the LFA will explore the theme ‘Community’
and feature a programme of exhibitions and events organised by London’s leading architectural, cultural and academic institutions and practising architects, designers, curators and community groups. The programme will respond to the theme by exploring the
Commenting on her appointment, LFA Director Tamsie
Thomson said: “I am incredibly excited to be given this oppor- tunity to be Director of the London Festival of Architecture. Architecture is as much about humanity as it is about function and practical solutions. I think London’s strength as the leading city for nurturing good practice and great design, rests with its people as well as its buildings. The LFA offers a really exciting
central role that architecture plays in developing ideas of community, even questioning its very definition. How will the enormous changes faced by London’s growth and the impact of issues such as climate change, technology, the under-supply of housing and record immigration affect the way we live and work together? How will we protect the existing in the face of the new and build real cohesive, sustainable places where people can live fulfilling lives, be cared for when they’re older or sick and inspired when they’re young. Architecture is the tool that can unlock our ability to create these communities for the long-term. LFA is a time for speculation, public debate and new ideas.
An open call for architects, artists, designers, curators and community groups to participate in the festival and respond to the 2016 theme, including the RIBA London Open Studios, will be announced this month.
RIBA President responds to Prime Minister pledge to transform sink estates
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that some of the country’s most run-down housing estates will be replaced with attractive and safe homes: • Country’s worst housing estates to be removed and replaced with safe and attractive homes for residents
• Comprehensive approach to estate regeneration to be created
• New £140 million fund to jump-start regeneration projects
• Prime Minister: Time to end ‘decades of neglect’ to aid social reform
RIBA President Jane Duncan said: “We welcome the
Government’s decision to look at improving the built environment in the most deprived communities in our country. We believe passionately that everyone has a right to enjoy and benefit from well-designed architecture. “These community improvements, however, can’t come
at the expense of existing residents and see further reductions in the number of social rented homes at a time where there is already a desperate shortage.” For more, please visit
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