Competitions

Past Competitions

COMPETITION | 28 / 07 / 20

The Tooley Street Triangle: A welcome back to London from the LFA and Team London Bridge

The LFA and Team London Bridge have unveiled The Tooley Street Triangle – a new wayfinding beacon designed by Charles…

COMPETITION | 16 / 07 / 20

Architecture Bake Off – Overall Winner Announced

We are delighted to announce the overall winner of our first online Architecture Bake Off. In June our judges selected…

COMPETITION | 10 / 07 / 20

Pews and Perches: Meet the Designers

In late 2019, the London Festival of Architecture ran a competition for emerging architects to design a bench, which could…

COMPETITION | 01 / 04 / 20

‘City Benches’ competition – winning teams revealed.

The LFA and Cheapside Business Alliance have announced the six design teams that have been chosen to develop a series…

COMPETITION | 25 / 03 / 20

LFA and Network Rail reveal ‘Sitting Pretty’ designs

The LFA and Network Rail have revealed the winning teams and designs for new seating to be installed in some…

COMPETITION | 06 / 03 / 20

Competition Shortlist: Power Walks!

The LFA and the City of London Corporation have announced the design teams shortlisted to create an eye-catching and interactive…

COMPETITION | 26 / 02 / 20

Competition open call: Empowering Platforms – reimagining the Thames Riverfront

The London Festival of Architecture, Westminster City Council and the Northbank Business Improvement District have launched a new design competition…

COMPETITION | 11 / 02 / 20

‘Rose’: St Paul’s Plinth 2020 winner announced

A contemporary interpretation of the long-lost Rose Window at the Old St Paul’s Cathedral has been announced as the winning…

COMPETITION | 09 / 01 / 20

Competition shortlist: ‘Sitting Pretty’

LFA and Network Rail have announced the design teams shortlisted to develop a new take on station seating, to brighten…

COMPETITION | 19 / 12 / 19

Competition open call: ‘Power Walks!’

LFA and the City of London Corporation have launched a new design competition for a series of on-street interventions within…

COMPETITION | 03 / 12 / 19

Competition open call: City Benches

The LFA and Cheapside Business Alliance have announced their latest design competition for a new series of one-off public benches…

COMPETITION | 28 / 11 / 19

LFA Symposium: Call for Papers

The LFA, in partnership with the Royal Academy of Arts has launched its call for papers for the annual LFA…

COMPETITION | 12 / 11 / 19

LFA and Royal Docks Team reveal new series of waterside benches

‘Pews and Perches’ – a series of benches designed by emerging architects as part of the London Festival of Architecture…

COMPETITION | 31 / 10 / 19

LFA and Cheapside Business Alliance launch contest for the next ‘St Paul’s Plinth’ installation

The London Festival of Architecture and the Cheapside Business Alliance have announced a design competition to create a new installation…

COMPETITION | 15 / 10 / 19

LFA and Network Rail announce design competition for train station benches

LFA and Network Rail (NR) have announced ‘Sitting Pretty’ – an open call for new ideas for seating for the…

COMPETITION | 01 / 10 / 19

LFA and Royal Docks Team announce winners of Pews and Perches competition

The LFA and the Royal Docks Team (RDT) have announced the five design teams chosen to create a playful series…

COMPETITION | 24 / 09 / 19

LFA and City of London Corporation reveal Wolfgang Buttress’ winning ‘Liminal’ installation

Forming an unmissable addition to the LFA’s ongoing season of events and installations and the City of London Corporation’s outdoor…

COMPETITION | 13 / 09 / 19

What a buzz! LFA and Team London Bridge reveal new substation project

One of the capital’s favourite food destinations, London Bridge thrives with the bustle of restaurants, pavement cafes, pubs and street…

COMPETITION | 18 / 07 / 19

LFA and Wandsworth Council reveal transformed Thessaly Road Railway Bridge

Happy Street – the transformation of a south London railway bridge by visual artist Yinka Ilori – has been revealed.…

COMPETITION | 17 / 07 / 19

LFA and the Royal Docks Team launch call for waterside bench designs

The LFA and The Royal Docks Team have announced ‘Pews & Perches’ – a design competition that will see an…

COMPETITION | 04 / 07 / 19

Co-Mooring brings the Grand Union Canal to life for the London Festival of Architecture

A stretch of the Grand Union Canal in west London has burst into life as the latest element of the…

COMPETITION | 18 / 06 / 19

LFA and Westminster City Council reveal Harrow Road competition winner

A design team of WY Design, tomos.design, COMPENDIUM and Studio Yu has been selected as the winner of a competition to…

COMPETITION | 11 / 06 / 19

The Colour Palace is revealed

A partnership of the London Festival of Architecture and Dulwich Picture Gallery The ‘Colour Palace’ – designed by Pricegore…

COMPETITION | 06 / 06 / 19

A public space fit for a festival – City Parklets revealed for LFA

Three city parklets – specially designed by London-based architects and designers to celebrate the London Festival of Architecture (LFA) –…

COMPETITION | 05 / 06 / 19

Arch-angels – LFA reveals Lunch Break

Lunch Break– an installation of 40 gilded angels resting on swings outside St Paul’s Cathedral – has been unveiled…

COMPETITION | 04 / 06 / 19

Furniture for a festival – City Benches revealed for LFA

Five new public benches – specially designed by young architects and designers to celebrate the LFA – have been unveiled…

COMPETITION | 29 / 05 / 19

City Installations

Following three separate design competitions launched by the LFA this year, one in partnership with the City of London…

COMPETITION | 22 / 05 / 19

Royal Docks Charrette Proposals Released

A design charrette, organised by the LFA and the Royal Docks Team (RDT) in partnership with Newham Regeneration, has produced…

COMPETITION | 14 / 05 / 19

Architectural Pride float Design Competition

The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) and Architecture LGBT+ have announced a design competition for a float to represent architecture…

COMPETITION | 25 / 04 / 19

LFA and City of London Corporation reveal City Parklets winners

The LFA and the City of London Corporation have revealed the winners of the design competition to create three ‘parklets’…

COMPETITION | 05 / 04 / 19

Lunch Break’ – St Paul’s Plinth competition winner revealed

‘Lunch Break’ – an installation by creative architecture studio KHBT in collaboration with artist Ottmar Hörl – has been announced…

COMPETITION | 29 / 03 / 19

LFA and Westminster City Council reveal Harrow Road public realm shortlist

The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) and Westminster City Council (WCC), in partnership with the Canal and River Trust, have…

COMPETITION | 28 / 03 / 19

Open Call: RA Lego Challenge

One of the London Festival of Architecture’s perennial favourites – the RA Lego Architecture Challenge – is back for 2019!…

COMPETITION | 22 / 03 / 19

LFA and Cheapside Business Alliance announce winners of second edition of ‘City Benches’ design competition

The London Festival of Architecture and Cheapside Business Alliance have announced the five design teams chosen to create a series…

COMPETITION | 07 / 03 / 19

The LFA and City of London Corporation reveal City Parklets shortlist

The LFA and the City of London Corporation have revealed the shortlisted teams and designers to create three ‘parklets’ –…

COMPETITION | 22 / 02 / 19

Elephant Campaign Badges

Last year we responded to a number of challenges facing our profession by launching the Elephant Campaign. The campaign launched…

COMPETITION | 21 / 02 / 19

Graphic Design and Branding Competition

The LFA has launched a graphic design competition to create and oversee the branding and merchandising for the 2019 edition…

COMPETITION | 19 / 02 / 19

Wolfgang Buttress wins River View design competition

An ‘architectural painting’ by award-winning artist Wolfgang Buttress has won the River View design competition to create a major new…

COMPETITION | 14 / 02 / 19

Harrow Road Design Competition

The London Festival of Architecture and Westminster Council (WCC) have announced a competition for the design of a new public…

COMPETITION | 07 / 02 / 19

The St Paul’s Plinth Design Competition

The London Festival of Architecture and the Cheapside Business Alliance have announced a design competition to create a new installation…

COMPETITION | 01 / 02 / 19

2019 Dulwich Pavilion receives planning permission

We are incredibly excited to announce that the ‘Colour Palace’ – the winning design for our second Dulwich Pavilion with Dulwich Picture…

COMPETITION | 25 / 01 / 19

City Benches Competition

The LFA and the Cheapside Business Alliance have announced the return of City Benches – a design competition for a…

COMPETITION | 10 / 01 / 19

City Parklets

The LFA, in partnership with the City of London Corporation, have launched a design competition for a series of miniature…

COMPETITION | 13 / 12 / 18

River View Shortlist Announced

The LFA in partnership with the City of London Corporation and the Illuminated River Foundation, has revealed the teams and…

COMPETITION | 29 / 11 / 18

LFA Symposium: Call for Participants

The LFA has launched its call for participants for the second annual LFA Symposium, organised in partnership with the Royal…

COMPETITION | 08 / 11 / 18

Shortlist announced for LFA Royal Docks Charrette

The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) and The Royal Docks Team (RDT), in partnership with Newham Regeneration, have announced the…

COMPETITION | 08 / 10 / 18

London Festival of Architecture launches River View competition

The London Festival of Architecture, in partnership with the City of London Corporation and Illuminated River Foundation, has launched a…

COMPETITION | 20 / 09 / 18

Thessaly Road Railway Bridge winner revealed

Visual artist Yinka Ilori has been named as the winner of a competition to revitalise the Thessaly Road Railway Bridge:…

COMPETITION | 20 / 09 / 18

London Festival of Architecture Royal Docks Design Charrette

The London Festival of Architecture and the Royal Docks Team, in partnership with Newham Regeneration, today launch a call for…

COMPETITION | 14 / 08 / 18

Charles Holland Architects win London Bridge public realm competition

Charles Holland Architects have won a design competition – organised by the London Festival of Architecture (LFA) and Team London…

COMPETITION | 13 / 07 / 18

‘The Colour Palace’: Pricegore and Yinka Ilori chosen for second Dulwich Pavilion

‘The Colour Palace’ – a lively and celebratory fusion of European and African cultural traditions by Pricegore and Yinka Ilori…

COMPETITION | 27 / 06 / 18

London Bridge Shortlist Revealed

Team London Bridge and the LFA have revealed the teams and designs shortlisted in a design competition to improve wayfinding…

COMPETITION | 20 / 06 / 18

LFA and Architecture LGBT+ announce shortlist for Pride in London float

The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) and Architecture LGBT+ have announced the nine architects shortlisted to design a float –…

COMPETITION | 13 / 06 / 18

City Benches Revealed

The London Festival of Architecture has unveiled a series of new one-off public benches, designed by emerging architects and designers,…

COMPETITION | 07 / 06 / 18

Shortlisted designs revealed for London Festival of Architecture and Wandsworth Council Thessaly Road competition

The six designs shortlisted for the London Festival of Architecture (LFA) and Wandsworth Council competition to improve the appearance and…

COMPETITION | 05 / 06 / 18

LFA and Dulwich Picture Gallery reveal Dulwich Pavilion shortlisted designs

A free display at Dulwich Picture Gallery from 5 June – 22 July 2018 will invite visitors to have their…

COMPETITION | 02 / 06 / 18

Battersea Power Station social welfare facility: Open call for Architecture + Design students

As part of the London Festival of Architecture, Sir Robert McAlpine, Battersea Power Station Development Company and ScottWhitbyStudio are delighted…

COMPETITION | 30 / 05 / 18

Winners announced for ‘City Benches’ design competition by LFA, City of London Corporation and Cheapside Business Alliance.

The London Festival of Architecture, City of London Corporation and Cheapside Business Alliance have announced the ten design teams selected…

COMPETITION | 15 / 05 / 18

Architecture LGBT+ and London Festival of Architecture launch competition for Pride in London float