2024-11-24T04:42:21-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149943677/london-design-festival-has-revealed-a-host-of-installations-for-2016 Ellen Hancock 2016-05-04T12:29:00-04:00 >2016-05-11T00:33:39-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a2/a2851d4412ca66a43861e1b34d4d83bb?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Installations announced for LDF 2016 include a giant curved walkway made of sustainable wood, a takeover of a disused stairwell and sit-in boxes that aim to address the housing crisis. The Smile, designed by Alison Brooks Architects, is an outdoor installation supported by the American Hardwood Export Council and ARUP, and is a 36m-long curved rectangular tube made from sustainable timber.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Here are some more of this years offerings:</p><p>&nbsp;<img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/97/97800ca569008fbb8ccd4f92a5870dbe.jpg"></p><p>Baboushka Boxes are design by dRMM and supported by financial company Legal &amp; General as well as the homeless charity Shelter.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/0a/0a8fbd0c94ca210e9a2fcf2fedb1a4a5.jpg"></p><p>Created by consultancy Gilthero and supported by Italian watch maker Panerai, The Green Room will be based in a stairwell at the V&amp;A and explores the concept of time.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/d0/d0b544f590e14cc6618f1b5eaf2b0a4e.jpg"></p><p>The much discussed crazy gold course conceived by Sir Paul Smith which still needs to raise&nbsp;&pound;120,000 through Kickstarter to happen.&nbsp;</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/32/32adcd4f8f4c08b4c213c076d531bfb8.jpg"></p><p>Already announced the live robotically sculpted canopy at the V&amp;A.</p><p>For related installations, check these out:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149941702/v-a-east-project-update" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">V&amp;A East project update</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/147370049/london-s-v-a-to-host-a-robot-construction-team-this-summer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">London's V&amp;A to host a robot construction team this summer</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/136811349/100-renderings-of-ideas-to-solve-london-s-housing-crisis-released" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">100 renderings of ideas to solve London's housing crisis released</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/139482631/in-tempestuous-london-design-leads-the-evolution-archinect-s-report-from-the-front-lines-of-the-london-design-festival" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In tempestuous London, design leads the evolution: Archinect's report from the front lines of the London Design Festival</a></li></ul>