‘Tis the season for the UK's annual Gingerbread City design contest, which draws in some of the country’s top names and is hosted by London’s Museum of Architecture.
This year’s theme calling for a 'Recycled City' drew over 45 participants to The Gaumont in Chelsea. There, 25 savory structures were assembled with some nods to the country’s heritage architecture and other references to the London Underground and remade Battersea Power Station spread throughout the building’s ground-level retail spaces on KIng’s Road.
Melissa Woolford, the Founder and Director of Museum of Architecture stated: "For centuries, cities like London have been transforming and converting old places and buildings into new and exciting spaces. The Gingerbread City brings together leading architects and designers to inspire us to think about sustainable design, breathing new life into our environment while preserving its heritage."
A variety of delicious and inspired designs will stimulate conversations about life in cities, and organizers share, many buildings have been used as inspiration for "dream" projects reaching as far into the future as 2080. The 2024 city follows a split presentation that was staged last year between New York City and London for the first time.
Atelier Ten, Chris Dyson Architects, Buro Happold, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), WilkinsonEyre, and many others are participating in this year's presentation. If you are in London, you can check out the ticketed Gingerbread City until December 29th.
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Recycled gingerbread sounds very unhygienic...
Only if you eat it. :)
I hope ZHA 3D printed their chocolate bridge
Lots of cuteness here.
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