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LFA launch International Student Festival Brief 2010
10.20.09 | London, UK | The London Festival of Architecture (LFA2010) has announced the brief for the International Architecture Student Festival (IASF) that will run as part of the LFA2010 and calls for expressions of interest from universities and/or students who wish to participate.
The IASF is looking for groups of students from universities in the UK and internationally to produce site-specific installations to be displayed as part of the LFA 2010, which runs from 19 June to 4 July 2010.
Reflecting the global economic downturn as well as the issues of climate change, the student teams will be asked to respond with creative ingenuity to the theme of "Reduce, Recycle and Reuse". Bringing the skills of the post war "make do and mend" approach into the 21st century, the IASF is looking for students to combine high quality design with the use of reclaimed objects, recycled materials and reused elements.
A key part of the IASF brief encourages participants to identify real, local clients for their projects, demonstrating the social responsibility of designers within the community. It is hoped that students will work with local community groups and/or young people to create designs that will be of benefit for the area in which they will be located.
The sites that have been identified by the IASF lie in two of the LFA's focus areas, namely the "Bankside Urban Forest" in Southwark, South London and along High Street 2012, which runs between Aldgate and Stratford in East London. Further information on exact locations of the sites can be found in the detailed brief available on request.
This year-long project culminating in the showcasing of projects during the summer of 2010 should introduce local people to architecture and students to the realities of construction, resulting in final pieces that will surprise and delight visitors to LFA 2010.
To express an interest in getting involved in the International Architecture Student Festival please contact Anne Markey, London Metropolitan University. Download the full International Architecture Student Brief for 2010 here. Press images available on request .
About LFA 2010
The London Festival of Architecture is a biennial, citywide exploration and celebration of London's built environment. Now in its fourth edition, it is produced collaboratively by London's leading architectural organisations: The Architecture Foundation (AF), New London Architecture (NLA) and the Royal Institute of British Architects London Region (RIBA), in coordination with a broad range of cultural and professional partners.
The Festival will take place from 19 June to 4 July 2010, encompassing three weekends and two intervening weeks. The theme of the LFA2010 is The Welcoming City, a reference to the design of cities, which are amenable, tolerant and engaging, as well as to the Olympic slogan for 2012 that "London welcomes the world". For more information please visit www.lfa2010.org
About IASF 2010
Building on the success of the Student Festivals in 2006 and 2008, The International Student Architecture Festival will ask design students from all over the UK and internationally to create a series of site-specific interventions in two key public spaces in London responding to the theme of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and to be displayed as part of LFA 2010.
The IASF will be delivered with the support of London Metropolitan University and The Architecture Foundation with the kind support of Design for London.
The IASF is looking for groups of students from universities in the UK and internationally to produce site-specific installations to be displayed as part of the LFA 2010, which runs from 19 June to 4 July 2010.
Reflecting the global economic downturn as well as the issues of climate change, the student teams will be asked to respond with creative ingenuity to the theme of "Reduce, Recycle and Reuse". Bringing the skills of the post war "make do and mend" approach into the 21st century, the IASF is looking for students to combine high quality design with the use of reclaimed objects, recycled materials and reused elements.
A key part of the IASF brief encourages participants to identify real, local clients for their projects, demonstrating the social responsibility of designers within the community. It is hoped that students will work with local community groups and/or young people to create designs that will be of benefit for the area in which they will be located.
The sites that have been identified by the IASF lie in two of the LFA's focus areas, namely the "Bankside Urban Forest" in Southwark, South London and along High Street 2012, which runs between Aldgate and Stratford in East London. Further information on exact locations of the sites can be found in the detailed brief available on request.
This year-long project culminating in the showcasing of projects during the summer of 2010 should introduce local people to architecture and students to the realities of construction, resulting in final pieces that will surprise and delight visitors to LFA 2010.
To express an interest in getting involved in the International Architecture Student Festival please contact Anne Markey, London Metropolitan University. Download the full International Architecture Student Brief for 2010 here. Press images available on request .
About LFA 2010
The London Festival of Architecture is a biennial, citywide exploration and celebration of London's built environment. Now in its fourth edition, it is produced collaboratively by London's leading architectural organisations: The Architecture Foundation (AF), New London Architecture (NLA) and the Royal Institute of British Architects London Region (RIBA), in coordination with a broad range of cultural and professional partners.
The Festival will take place from 19 June to 4 July 2010, encompassing three weekends and two intervening weeks. The theme of the LFA2010 is The Welcoming City, a reference to the design of cities, which are amenable, tolerant and engaging, as well as to the Olympic slogan for 2012 that "London welcomes the world". For more information please visit www.lfa2010.org
About IASF 2010
Building on the success of the Student Festivals in 2006 and 2008, The International Student Architecture Festival will ask design students from all over the UK and internationally to create a series of site-specific interventions in two key public spaces in London responding to the theme of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and to be displayed as part of LFA 2010.
The IASF will be delivered with the support of London Metropolitan University and The Architecture Foundation with the kind support of Design for London.
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