The London Festival of Architecture is a city-wide celebration of architecture in the capital which runs from 19 June to 4 July 2010. Focusing on three hubs over three weekends, the final weekend celebrates the South of London, based around the Bankside Urban Forest. The RSHP-designed NEO Bankside residential development, currently under construction, is at the heart of the hub and a number of events will be taking place around this project as well as in other parts of the capital.

 
Monday 28 June

What Makes Cities Sing? Architectural debate with Will Alsop, Mike Davies, Dan Ringelstein and Stephen Bayley
Mike Davies, Director at RSHP will participate in a debate at Clifford Chance Auditorium, Canary Wharf.
Admission free, booking required in advance: Email LFARegistration@cwcontractors.com to reserve your place.

 
Saturday 3 July 9.30am - 12noon

Visit NEO Bankside. Hard hat tours of the residential development – currently under construction - led by members of the project team are taking place on Saturday morning with one tour every half hour. Places are limited and booking is essential. Please email Neobankside@camronpr.com to book.

Sugar Cube Construction. Artist Brendan Jamison has constructed a scale model of Tate Modern and NEO Bankside, on display this weekend at the NEO Bankside Pavilion. Family workshops showing children how to build models from sugar cubes will be led by sculptor Brendan Jamison on Saturday 3 July. These will run from 10am to 12noon and from 2pm – 4pm. To register a place on one of the family workshops please contact: Neobankside@camronpr.com

 
19 - 27 June

50 Years of London Architecture. The Mall Galleries, Pall Mall
Photographic exhibition illustrating a cross section of new architecture in London over the past five decades. RSHP is showing 12 projects documenting the practice’s work in London from the 1960s to the present.

For more information about these and other events: www.lfa2010.org