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London Festival of Architecture

In June and July London explodes with over 300 architectural installations and events. The London Festival of Architecture is a citywide celebration of London’s urban past, present and future.

Organised in association with Design for London, London’s landscape will be transformed with events including exhibitions, architect designed pavilions, installations and activities across the British capital.

Part of the London Festival of Architecture is the the Embassies Project - a spectacular range of international exhibitions and events sited in some of London’s most elegant and historically significant properties. Twenty-eight foreign embassies have responded ambitiously to the Festival theme, Fresh! and will present the best of architecture from their countries.

Festival visitors can expect to see the changing face of Vancouver, Canada; radical propositions for the future of Brazilian lifestyle; dramatic changes to the urban fabric of Bogota, Columbia; and sustainable architecture propositions from Denmark and Italy.

Embassies participating in the project are located across the Festival Hubs and reveal a particular and fascinating map of London.

The Embassies project is organised by the British Council and the London Festival of Architecture.

Once in London please visit the LFA2008 Headquarters between 20 June and 20 July to collect information and advice about Festival events, and contribute to our interactive exhibition.

London Festival of Architecture website.