London Festival of Architecture Exhibits Highlights A4 Segregation

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Chiswick/Hammersmith river divide depicted by giant steel sculpture

For those wondering why a giant steel sculpture was erected on Exhibition Road over the weekend, it was part of the London Festival of Architecture.

Created by architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, the dramatic piece comprised of two large sheets of perforated and polished stainless steel which were given form by a structure of tension cables.

The sculpture ‘explored notions of disconnection and connectivity and was designed in response to the segregation of areas between Chiswick / Hammersmith and the River Thames created by the introduction of the Great West Road (A4 motorway) in 1962’.

The London Festival of Architecture 2008, which is chaired by Chiswick resident Peter Murray, is a celebration and exploration of the city's buildings, streets and spaces - with over 600 exhibitions, lectures, public space installations, guided walks, bicycle rides, boat tours, parties, design workshops and debates.

The buzz of activity over the month of the Festival will move across five key 'Hubs', with large-scale public events, such as the one on Exhibition Road, taking place in a different Hub each weekend.

June 26, 2008