In the City of London five\u00a0new colourful public benches have\u00a0popped up. These designs are the finalists of\u00a0a\u00a0London Festival of Architecture (LFA)\u00a0design competition for young architects and designers.\u00a0The benches are refreshing\u00a0islands of creativity in the heavily built up financial district of the city.\nUsually running through June, the\u00a0LFA saw itself...
The London Festival of Architecture reveals five new public benches in London designed by young architects and designers to encourage creativity, conversation and contemplationIn the City of London five new colourful public benches have popped up. These designs are the finalists of a London Festival of Architecture design competition for young architects and designers. The benches are refreshing islands of creativity in the heavily built up financial district of the city.
The annual competition aims to showcase new design talent, and the benches encourage people to stop, observe and spend time thinking about the city in new ways. This year there has been a particularly international cohort of designers involved with studios from Denmark, Belgium, Italy and the UK.
In front of the Royal Exchange, Studio mxmxm’s bench made from laser-cut powder coated steel plates and titled 51°30’48.6” N 0°05’17.9” W challenges people to locate the bench through coordinates. The Two-Seater Rule by Iain Jamieson with Dave Drury features two facing chairs, positioned at a safe two metre distance, to encourage conversation. While Oli Colman’s colourful eyeball bench encourages people passing by to look up at the surrounding architecture.
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