AA Unit Masters, student and alumni take part in discussion at the Design Museum

‘Manifestos: Architecture for a New Generation’ is a collaboration between London Festival of Architecture and the Design Museum, highlighting work by an emerging generation of voices in architecture who are shaping a new future for London.

The challenges that London poses to young people are shaping the boundaries of architecture and what it means to be an architect in this city. Migration, the housing crisis, a constrained jobs market, precarious working conditions, cuts to public services and facilities, racial discrimination and gang violence are just some of the defining challenges facing young people today. In London, they present urgent and complex spatial challenges for the city.

Responding to these conditions, a new generation of architecture voices are proposing alternative visions for London’s urban landscape. These manifestos prioritise collaboration, dialogue, learning and action in response to the real material and social conditions of a city in flux. They are often steered by collectives over individuals focused on public organisation and democratisation.

This event brings a group of emerging voices in architecture that are expanding the parameters of what architecture can be, who London is for and what its future holds. They include: Alpa Depani, Stephanie Edwards (AADipl 2010), Joseph Henry, Chris Hildrey, RESOLVE, Neba Sere (AA Professional Practice Student), Holy Fool Studio (Patricia de Souza Leão Müller (AADipl 2018)), Pricegore, Space Popular (AA Unit Masters Lara Lesmes (AADipl 2011) and Fredrik Hellberg (AADipl(Hons)2011)) and Part W.

Find out more on the Design Museum website