Building Sounds
Sep 9, 2020
Royal Docks: Pews and Perches
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Royal Docks: Pews and Perches
In late 2019, the London Festival of Architecture ran a competition for emerging architects to design a bench, which could offer a fun and creative place to sit, rest and play along the Royal Docks waterfront. In this episode will are sharing some of the conversations we had with the designers of the winning benches. Produced and edited by Eliza Grosvenor.
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May 23, 2023
London Festival of Architecture 2023 Programme, with Melodie Leung (Zaha Hadid Architects) and Gonzalo Herrero Delicado (Eco City)
In this conversation we’re exploring the London Festival of Architecture 2023 programme ahead of the month-long series of events happening across London, across the month of June. We’re joined by one of the LFA2023 Curation Panel members, Melodie Leung and Gonzalo Herrero Delicado.
Melodie Leung is an Associate Director at Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) where she has been a leading designer within the practice for over 15 years overseeing notable projects across architecture, interiors, product design, and exhibitions.
Gonzalo Herrero Delicado is a curator, educator and architect based in London whose work is at the intersection of architecture and design, exploring their connection to ecology and digital culture. He is Director of the Ecocity World Summit 2023. He is also a Design Fellow at the University of Cambridge and an Associate Lecturer at Central Saint Martins, UAL.
To explore the LFA2023 programme, head to lfa.london/LFA2023.
To find out more about Eco City, head to www.ecocity-summit.com/ - The code mentioned in the conversation was 23ECOLON25.
Some of the LFA events mentioned are as followed (in order of appearance):
- Fleet Street Plant Press, by Wayward (Holborn Circus)
- Connecting Colindale: A Flight Path Folly, by Andre Kong Studio and Wayward (Colindale Park)
- Seats at the Table by Re-Fabricate and the DisOrdinary Architecture Project (Postman's Park)
- Urban Playground, by McCloy + Muchemwa (Fen Court)
- The Never Ending Challenge, by London Borough of Bromley (Crystal Palace Museum)
- Vertical Farm-to-Fork at the Factory, by Projekt and Spacelab_ (The Factory)
- Cycle tour of new Enfield architecture, by IF_DO (Tottenham Hale Station)
- Participatory Urbanism, by Zaha Hadid Architects (Zaha Hadid Architects Gallery)
This episode was produced and edited by Eliza Grosvenor.
You can find a transcript of the conversation using the link below:
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Image: Design Concept for ‘Connecting Colindale: A Flight Path Folly’ by Andre Kong Studio and Wayward
Image description: Design concept of the Connecting Colindale installation showing woman sitting on installation, which is covered in greenery, and another group pointing at the installation.
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Apr 25, 2023
Sustainable futures and equitable societies, with the creators of Sea Change.
In this conversation, we explore the theme for 2023 edition of the London Festival of Architecture (LFA)- 'In Common', in the context of two projects, which combine art, science, and history to think about how we create sustainable futures and equitable societies. The projects form part of Sea Change – a season of creative projects in Thames Barrier, Royal Docks (11th – 29th May).
For the first conversation we’re joined by Mala Yamey, Kate Liggins and Eleanor Wright to explore Flotilla, a film exploring the relationship of women to the docks, with a connected oral history project led by UCL MA Public History students. For the second conversation we’re joined by Dana Olărescu and Dr Julia Tomei to explore Power In, an installation exploring energy and equity in the Royal Docks.
- Mala Yamey works as Assistant Associate Curator with Invisible Dust.
- Kate Liggins is an MA Public History student at UCL, with special interest in women's history, and using the medium of audio to encourage public engagement with history.
- Eleanor Wright is a Public History MA student at UCL interested in oral history and radio documentary.
- Dana Olărescu is a socially engaged artist commissioned by Invisible Dust to create the Power In art installation
- Dr Julia Tomei is a social researcher and Associate Professor at the Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources, focusing on the human dimensions and governance of energy, natural resources, and land use in Low and Middle-Income Countries. Julia collaborated with Dana on the Power In art installation.
To find out more about LFA, the 2023 theme -'In Common', or to explore the LFA2023 programme, head to lfa.london/LFA2023
To find out more about Sea Change, head to royaldocks.london/whats-on/sea-change
This episode was produced and edited by Eliza Grosvenor.
You can find a transcript of the conversation using the link below:
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Image: Melanie Manchot, Flotilla, 2023, Video still, © the artist, courtesy Parafin, London and Galerie m, Bochum
Image description: Images of women and boats on Royal Victoria Dock.
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Mar 21, 2023
Biourbanism – Creating resilient cities for the 21st century, with McGregor Coxall
In this conversation, we explore the theme for 2023 edition of the London Festival of Architecture (LFA)- 'In Common', in the context of cities – and how we can create resilient cities for the 21st century. We’re joined by three people from McGregor Coxall: Adrian McGregor, Michael Cowdy and Yazid Ninsalam.
McGregor Coxall is a multi-disciplinary design studio dedicated to assisting cities achieve sustainable prosperity.
- Adrian is a landscape architect and biourbanist and is the founder and Chief Design Officer of McGregor Coxall.
- Michael is a Director and Landscape Urbanist for McGregor Coxall, based in their Bristol office.
- Yazid is an Associate Director at McGregor Coxall, with a focus with Biourbanism.
To find out more about LFA, the 2023 theme -'In Common', or how to get involved in the festival, head to lfa.london/get-involved.
Find out more about McGregor Coxall here.
Check out the ‘Biourbanism: Cities as Nature’ book here.
This episode was produced and edited by Eliza Grosvenor.
You can find a transcript of the conversation using the link below:
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Image Credit: McGregor Coxall
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