Building Sounds

As part of LFA 2022, the LFA unveiled the winning installations for the second edition of Showroom Showcase. Now in its second year, this series of installations see a series of innovative paper installations, by emerging architects and designers, displayed in some of London’s leading design showrooms.

In this episode we speak to the designers of the winning installations to hear the stories behind their designs.

Produced and edited by Eliza Grosvenor.

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As part of LFA 2022, the LFA unveiled the winning benches for the third edition of Pews and Perches. The series of fives benches aims to improve London’s public realm, celebrate emerging architectural talent, and connect people with the buildings and spaces around them.

In this episode we speak to the designers of the winning benches to hear the stories behind their designs.

Produced and edited by Eliza Grosvenor.

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Here East, w/David Bickle (Hawkins Brown) and Gavin Poole (Here East)

In this episode we explore the birth of Here East, the process of transforming an Olympic and Press Centre into an innovation and technology campus, the ten year anniversary of the Olympic games and what the next ten years hold for the campus. Here East is situated in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

This episode was produced and edited by Eliza Grosvenor.

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As part of LFA2021, The LFA, Cheapside Business Alliance and Aldgate Connect BID have unveiled the nine benches selected as the winners of the 2021 City Benches competition.

Now in its fourth year, this series of nine temporary benches aims to brighten the streetscape across Cheapside and Aldgate, celebrate emerging architectural talent and connect people with the buildings and spaces around them.

Following on from our previous episode, in this episode we’ll be exploring the collection of benches brightening the streetscape across Aldgate.

This episode was produced and edited by Eliza Grosvenor.

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As part of LFA2021, The LFA, Cheapside Business Alliance and Aldgate Connect BID have unveiled the nine benches selected as the winners of the 2021 City Benches competition.

Now in its fourth year, this series of nine temporary benches aims to brighten the streetscape across Cheapside and Aldgate, celebrate emerging architectural talent and connect people with the buildings and spaces around them.

In this episode we’ll be exploring the collection of benches brightening the streetscape across Cheapside.

This episode was produced and edited by Eliza Grosvenor.

Download the transcript here.

In this episode we discover the story and design of London Bridge Station, one of the oldest and busiest stations in London.

We caught up with Nadia Broccardo, Chief Executive for Team London Bridge, and Mark Middleton, Group Managing Partner for Grimshaw Architects to understand more about this unique and fundamental building.

Produced and edited by Eliza Grosvenor.

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As part of LFA2020, the LFA and Royal Docks Team have unveiled five new benches across the Royal Docks as part of the Pews and Perches design competition.

The competition, now in its second year, invited architecture and design students, recent graduates and emerging practitioners to deliver a playful new take on street furniture that can celebrate the Royal Docks and the communities at home in the area – a series of conversation starters to re-connect everyone with nature and the docks’ built environment.

In this episode we spoke to the designers of the winning benches to hear the stories behind their designs.

Produced and edited by Eliza Grosvenor.

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As part of LFA2020, the LFA and Network Rail have unveiled a series of witty and challenging benches by emerging architects and designers at some of London’s largest railway stations.

The series follows a design competition launched earlier this year and is the latest in our series of public installations that harness and celebrate emerging architectural and design talent, while improving London’s shared spaces and connecting people with new architecture and the buildings around them.

In this episode we spoke to the designers of the winning benches to hear the stories behind their designs.

Produced and edited by Eliza Grosvenor.

Download the transcript here.

The Canary Wharf Jubilee Line Station, designed by Foster+Partners, was opened in 1999 and was fundamental in transforming the fortunes of Canary Wharf. It remains both the largest single-line station on the network, and perhaps the most architecturally spectacular.

Gerard Evenden, Senior Executive Partner at Foster + Partners, led on the project for the practice in the 1990s. Here he tells us the story of this iconic station.

This episode was recorded in 2019 as part of our Canary Wharf Architecture Audio Guide. You can find the full guide at lfa.london

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LFA2020: The Tooley Street Triangle

As part of LFA2020, The LFA and Team London Bridge have unveiled The Tooley Street Triangle – a new wayfinding beacon designed by Charles Holland Architects outside London Bridge Station. In this episode, Charles Holland talks us through the design and how it fits into the wider concept of wayfinding. Produced and edited by Eliza Grosvenor.

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