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19 Mar 2019

London Festival of Architecture Temporary Installation for RIBA Architecture Gallery

London Festival of Architecture launches design competition for 2019 Festival

Deadline for entries – 5 April 2019

RIBA launches open call to design London Festival of Architecture installation on theme of ‘Boundaries’

The RIBA is inviting architects and architecture students to design a temporary installation for the Architecture Gallery at the RIBA at 66 Portland Place, London. The installation will be on show from 4 June through to August 2019, alongside a programme of talks and events, as part of the London Festival of Architecture (LFA).

The Brutalist Playground by Assemble and Simon Terrill:
The Brutalist Playground by Assemble and Simon Terrill
photo © Tristan Fewings Getty Images for RIBA

The 2019 LFA theme is ‘Boundaries’. The theme of ‘boundaries’ is open to interpretation, with no prescribed brief for how the gallery is to be animated. Submissions could take the form of a built installation, a set of architectural sculptures, sound pieces or a film.

Experimentation and imaginative thinking are encouraged and architects and students are welcome to develop ideas as a collaborative endeavour with an artist or designer.

RIBA Head of Exhibitions & Interpretation, Marie Bak Mortensen said: “I’m delighted to present this unique opportunity to architects. Following in the footsteps of Assemble, Aberrant Architecture and Apparata, the Architecture Gallery at RIBA has proven a place for experimental exhibition-making and a platform for engaging a wide range of audiences with architecture. Knowing the ingenuity of architects, I look forward to receiving strong proposals to continue this trajectory.”

The Periscopic Pavilion by Max Dewdney Architects:
The Periscopic Pavilion by Max Dewdney Architects
photo © Francis Ware for RIBA

The total budget for installation production and material is £22,000 plus a £3,000 design fee incl. VAT. All work – including material and construction costs, as well as ongoing maintenance costs – must be feasible within this budget. In-gallery interpretation graphics and marketing will be covered by a separate budget. Travel expenses will be offered to selected architects based outside the local area, as necessary.

The Refugees and Befriending Project by Merrett Houmøller:
The Refugees and Befriending Project by Merrett Houmøller
photo © Francis Ware for RIBA

The project is open to all RIBA Members, Chartered Practices and architecture students (for whom membership is free). Entry to the open call requires a named individual project leader who is a RIBA Member or employed by an RIBA Chartered Practice.

2017 Architecture Open proposal by WUH architecture:
2017 Architecture Open proposal by WUH architecture
image courtesy of RIBA

For more details: https://www.architecture.com/knowledge-and-resources/knowledge-landing-page/architecture-open-2019-call

TIMETABLE

Brief opens
19 March 2019

Deadline to submit response to the theme ‘Boundaries’
5 April 2019

Proposals reviewed by selection panel
w/c 8 April

Architects notified regarding outcome
April

Location: LFA, 26 Store St, Fitzrovia, London WC1E 7BT, UK

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