June 19, 2008 Tomorrow is the inauguration of
The London Festival of Architecture 2008, a celebration and exploration of the city's buildings, streets and spaces.
The
Festival runs from
20 June –
20 July and includes street installations, exhibitions, guided walks, cycle rides, boat tours of the city's river and canals, parties, design workshops, debates, breakfast talks, and weekend street markets.
Headline events include lectures by leading international architects
David Chipperfield,
Daniel Libeskind,
Cesar Pelli and
Rem Koolhaas and by
LFA President,
Peter Ackroyd as well as Big Breakfasts at spectacular venues such as the
British Museum, with speakers including
Jon Snow and
Janet Street-Porter sharing their views of
London.
Over twenty-five international embassies are exhibiting architecture from their particular countries, and a dozen temporary installations will occupy streets across the city as part of the
National Architecture Student Festival.
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