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1–30 June 2025
#Voices

Curator Picks

Each year the LFA are delighted to work alongside our Curation Panel to shape the Festival theme and programme. This year’s panel includes key figures from across the built environment and beyond. Here the panel select their itinerary for this year’s Festival programme.

The Curatorial Panel  


Dhruv Gulabchande

Dhruv Gulabchande (He/Him)

Associate Director, HFM Architects and Founder, Narrative Practice

Dhruv Gulabchande is an Architect and Associate Director at HFM Architects, currently teaching at Central Saint Martins, with previous roles…

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Amy Frearson

Amy Frearson (She/Her)

Journalist; editor-at-large, Dezeen; and founder, Curated Maps

Amy Frearson is an architecture and design journalist and editor based in London and occasionally Copenhagen. She is editor-at-large for…

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Chetna Kapacee

Chetna Kapacee (She/Her)

Creative producer and Strategic Lead, Wandsworth Council

Chetna Kapacee is a creative producer with over 30 years’ experience producing cultural events nationally and internationally. More recently Chetna…

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Shahed Saleem

Shahed Saleem (He/Him)

Architect, author and academic, University of Westminster

Shahed Saleem is an architect, author and academic at the University of Westminster. His writing, installations and architectural practice explore…

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Satu Streatfield

Satu Streatfield ()

Night-time Strategist and Mayor's Design Advocate

Satu Streatfield is a lighting designer and night time strategist whose work spans public realm, exhibitions and site-specific devised theatre.…

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Yẹmí Aládérun

Yẹmí Aládérun (She/Her)

Head of Development, Meridian Water, Enfield Council; Co-Founder, PARADIGM; Co-founding member, Part W

Yẹmí Aládérun, Head of Development at Meridian Water, Enfield Council. She is also co-founder for Paradigm Network, a professional network…

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All Curator Picks


Press Highlights

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Sunday 01 June

This event is for Everyone

Empire and Legacy in Westminster

History Speak CIC

‘Pay what you can’ guided walk that tells the story of colonisation and decolonisation through statues and monuments in public…
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Wednesday 04 June

This event is for Everyone

Chit Chat + Cicchetti – The Ideal City

Amy Frearson x THISS Studio

A multi-speaker talk exploring the future of the city from different perspectives
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Wednesday 04 June

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Migration Museum Walking Tour

Migration Museum

A two hour walking tour exploring the City of London's rich migration histories
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Wednesday 04 June

This event is for Everyone

‘The Street Where I Live’ – A 15 minute Neighborhood Community

Art in the Docks / University of East London Partnership

A community workshop to build a Utopian neighborhood
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Studio Late – Clerkenwell and Shoreditch

Thursday 05 June

This event is for Everyone

Metropolitan Workshop: Building Stories

Metropolitan Workshop

Join us on the evening of June 5th to explore the evolution of our practice - the voices behind our…
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Saturday 07 June

This event is for Everyone

Buzzing Barnet – an urban rewilding workshop

Finchley Pollinator Project

Pollinator-themed planting, arts & crafts and education workshop
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Saturday 07 June

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Housing is not enough!

People's Museum Somers Town

A workshop and walks to explore what makes social housing special in Somers Town, Camden.
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Saturday 07 June

This event is for Everyone

Make a Sound

artsdepot

Backstage workshops exploring sound
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Sunday 08 June

This event is for Everyone

Future Generations – Wellbeing walk

Stephens House & Gardens

Walking and exchange of experiences of the landscape
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Tuesday 10 June

This event is for Built environment professionals This event is for College and university students

Streets Ahead: The Davidson Prize 2025 Awards Ceremony

The Davidson Prize

A showcase of the 2025 Davidson Prize longlist and finalist entries culminating in an announcement of the winner of the…
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Tuesday 10 June

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How are you invested in your heritage?

Donald Insall Associates

An eclectic panel about heritage, community and identity: how architecture speaks to us and how it comes to life in…
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Thursday 12 June

This event is for Everyone

The Circular Kitchen: A celebration of food, community voices, and sustainable design

Stride Treglown

A panel discussion celebrating shared cooking spaces in Woolwich Common Community Centre, supported by video interviews with centre members.
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Saturday 14 June

This event is for Everyone

Brixton and Stockwell with Rah – Commuting in the Communities

Unseen Tours

Join Rah on a fascinating walking tour from Brixton to Stockwell, exploring transportation links in the area that connects the…
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14 - 22 June

This event is for Everyone

Echoes of Us

When Blossom Comes

Explorations of local history of Winstanley & York Road estates
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Monday 16 June

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Conversations on Sound and Space

Unknown Works

A series of presentations on design, sound, and architecture
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16 - 22 June

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The Aylesbury Voices: A community in motion

Our Cube

An exhibition exploring the regeneration of the Aylesbury Estate through the eyes of the community who live there.
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Tuesday 17 June

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DisOrdinary Architecture 18th Birthday Party

The DisOrdinary Architecture Project

DisOrdinary Architecture 18th Birthday Party
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Tuesday 17 June

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Shaping Wood Green: Creative voices and lasting impact

London Borough of Haringey with Alexandra Palace

Explore the role of the culture and art industry in shaping Wood Green’s future amplifying creative voices, enhancing public spaces,…
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Tuesday 17 June

This event is for Everyone

Culture in Crisis: Heritage Preservation through Sound, Song and Storytelling

V&A Culture in Crisis Programme

Explore the use of sound, song and storytelling as a means to create, preserve or recover important layers of understanding…
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Wednesday 18 June

This event is for Families

Walking Tour: Stories from Sikh History in Westminster

A little History of the Sikhs

Exploring stories from Sikh History in Westminster
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Wednesday 18 June

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Young Voices Shaping Playful Spaces

Urban Learners

Explore a display of young people’s ideas for playful spaces in the city, then join us for a multi-generational panel…
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Wednesday 18 June

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Infill-trate: The Voices Shaping Housing’s Future

Archio + Haworth Tompkins

This event will explore London's infill housing, focusing on diverse perspectives from designers, developers, local authorities, and communities, in the…
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Thursday 19 June

This event is for Everyone

Voices from The Docks

Eastside Community Heritage

A guided, heritage walk around the Royal Docks
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Studio Late – Cambridge Heath and Hackney

Thursday 19 June

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Build Your Own Party (BYOP)! with Studio Bark and U-Build

Studio Bark

A community build party with U-Build and Studio Bark at London’s iconic Vyner Street
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20 - 22 June

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Voices of Abuse

With Voices

Interactive Exhibition with Opening Night Poetry Reading and Talk Series
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Saturday 21 June

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Picnic and Play

MATT+FIONA / Timberplay

A workshop exploring play at Euston Place
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Saturday 21 June

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Shout it from the Rooftop

London Borough of Haringey with Alexandra Palace

An intimate rooftop theatrical production at The Mall Wood Green.
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Tuesday 24 June

This event is for Everyone This event is for Built environment professionals

Part W present Built Barriers

Part W

An interactive event that amplifies women's voices to expose and challenge design barriers in our built environment through powerful, crowdsourced…
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Tuesday 24 June

This event is for Everyone This event is for Built environment professionals

Making Space: Histories of Architecture and Motherhood

University for the Creative Arts / Zaha Hadid Foundation

Making Space: Histories of Architecture and Motherhood
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Thursday 26 June

This event is for Everyone This event is for Built environment professionals This event is for College and university students This event is for Families This event is for Local residents This event is for Young people aged 10-16

Youth at the Helm: Shaping Public Spaces Through Co-Design

Beyond The Box CIC

Co-Designing the Future: Embedding Young Voices in the Built Environment at HTA Design Studio
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Studio Late – Fitzrovia and Bloomsbury

Thursday 26 June

This event is for Built environment professionals This event is for College and university students This event is for Families This event is for Local residents This event is for Young people aged 10-16

‘Sessions’ One-to-One Mentoring; by Narrative Practice, hosted by Fletcher Priest Architects

Narrative Practice

Provision of in-person mentoring for young creative professionals from underrepresented backgrounds.
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Friday 27 June

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Remembering Partition: Legacy of 1947

Partition Memorial Trust

Model talk and workshop about creating a new memorial in London to Remember Partition.
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Saturday 28 June

This event is for Everyone

Beyond the New Builds: Voices from Nine Elms’ Past

Hilaire

A two-hour guided walk around the side streets of Nine Elms.
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Sunday 29 June

This event is for Everyone

Sikh Voices in the East of the City

A little History of the Sikhs

Exploring stories from Sikh History in Spitalfields and the East of the City
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Saturday 05 July

This event is for Built environment professionals This event is for College and university students

Gaza Reimagining Disability

University of Westminster

A collaborative workshop with contributors from a range of disciplines rethinking disability
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