London Festival of Architecture 2019 programme launch

The London Festival of Architecture 2019 programme launched yesterday, with a diverse, challenging and engaging series of over 400 events exploring this year’s ‘boundaries’ theme across London from 1-30 June. From street dance and a séance at John Soane’s country retreat to debates challenging architecture’s hidden boundaries of gender and privilege, the London Festival of Architecture’s 2019 programme is one of the richest ever.

The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) is the world’s largest annual architecture festival, with a mission to support London’s architectural and design talent, enthuse and engage with the public, and find new ways to look at familiar places. LFA2018 attracted over 600,000 visitors and a global audience of 122 million.

The 2019 programme is designed to offer events that can appeal to anyone, such as exhibitions and installations, talks and debates, walks and tours, family events and a wide range of special events. While LFA events take place in every corner of London, this year’s programme features many events focused in four specially-designated Festival Hubs: the City of London, London Bridge, the Royal Docks and the Heart of London district covering St James’s, Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square.

The programme for the London Festival of Architecture 2019 is one of the best ever, and shows theoverwhelming response to the ‘boundaries’ theme. While architecture is often defined by its boundaries, designers actually exist to challenge the boundaries they encounter, and it is this attitude which has made London the best city on the planet to enjoy, practice or study architecture. There’s something for everyone in this year’s programme.