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London Festival of Architecture

During this year's festival, London Transport Museum will present a series of public events under the heading 'Sustainable Urban Development: Past, Present and Future'.

Sunday 22 June
Guided tour: Underground style on the Piccadilly Line

Time: 11.00-13.00
Admission: £12 adults, £10 concessions
Advance ticket booking: 020 7565 7298

This guided exploration of the underground will feature architecture and design from the 1930s when the classic house style was established in the new stations designed by Charles Holden for the extension of the Piccadilly Line.  We visit Arnos Grove, Oakwood, Southgate and Cockfosters stations with London Transport Museum's Head Curator, Oliver Green and design historian David Lawrence.

Friday 27 June
Talk: The Jubilee Line and beyond

Venue: The Cubic Theatre, London Transport Museum
Time: 19.30-20.30
Tickets: £10 adults, £8 concessions
Advance ticket booking: 020 7565 7298

Twice winner of the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize, Chris Wilkinson will talk about his ground breaking work with the Market Depot and Station at Stratford on the Jubilee Line extension and share his views on the future of such transport architectural endeavours.

Thursday 3 July
Talk: Dongtan: a pioneering eco-city

Venue: Cubic Theatre, London Transport Museum
Time: 19.30-20.30
Admission: £10 adults, £8 concessions
Advance ticket booking: 020 7565 7298

Malcolm Smith, Design Director at Arup's Integrated Urbanism Unit will speak about his work on Dongtan. Arup was contracted by the Shanghai Industrial Investment Corporation to design and masterplan the pioneering eco-city near Shanghai. The city will run entirely on renewable energy for its buildings, infrastructure and transport needs, and by 2050 half a million residents will live in a car-free, zero emissions and recycling city - proving that environmentally sustainable urban living is possible. The first demonstrator phase of the city aims to be completed in time for the World Expo in 2010.

Monday 7 July
Talk: Building for the Future by Wayne Hemingway, designer and founder, Red or Dead

Venue: Cubic Theatre, London Transport Museum
Time: 19.30-20.30
Admission: £10 adults, £8 concessions
Advance ticket booking: 020 7565 7298

Wayne is passionate about creating affordable and well-designed homes.  He believes that residents should be able to recognise their own homes by the way it looks, children should be able to play safely, away from traffic, and communal gardens can help restore pride in a local community.