Throughout June 2025, London Festival of Architecture (LFA) will celebrate the theme ‘Voices’ with a variety of exhibitions, workshops, and events across the city. As an LFA partner, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) will present a series of talks and tours during this month-long celebration of architecture and city-making, exploring the festival's potential as a tool for listening, amplifying, and connecting the voices that make up our spaces, stories, and neighbourhoods.
All ZHA events hosted in our London studio at 101 Goswell Road, EC1V 7EZ
Studio Late: Thurs 5 June 17:00–20:00
Meet the ZHA team during this open studio visit in the renovated London offices and gallery in Clerkenwell. ZHA architects will lead guided tours of the office and share informal presentations on recent projects and design research. Open to all ages and anyone interested in learning more about architecture. Drop-in event; no booking required.
Workshop: "Designing for Everyone" Wed 11 June 17:00–21:00
Hosted by the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT), the 'Designing for Everyone: Breaking Barriers in Inclusive Architecture' workshop will challenge conventional approaches to architectural design and champion inclusivity at every stage. This hands-on, collaborative event will bring together professionals, students, and thought leaders from across the built environment sector to explore how we can create truly inclusive spaces. Booking required via event link above.
Panel: "Designing in Hybrid Realms" Thurs 12 June 18:00–21:00
From city masterplans and interior spaces to pavilions and furniture pieces, the foundation of ZHA projects is the intention to provide a more variable, accessible and communal experience for all. In the 'Beyond Scale: Designing in Hybrid Realms' panel discussion, ZHA architects and researchers will share insights into pairing bespoke co-design tools with a parametric design approach to creating in hybrid realms, with examples from 'Re:Imagine London' (a video game collaboration with Epic Games) and 'Metrotopia' (a virtual communication hub for the global design community). Booking required via event link above.
Panellists:
Manijeh Verghese, CEO at Open City + Moderator
Henry Louth, Senior Associate, ZHA CODE
Sebastian Andia, Senior Associate, ZHA
Gerhild Ayas, Associate Director, ZHA
James Delaney, Managing Director at BlockWorks and Chairman of The Block by Block Foundation
Set against the backdrop of Beyond the Box’s 'People’s Pavilion' 2025 opening this summer at the William Morris Gallery, this event will explore the transformative potential of co-design. How can architecture and design practices move beyond tokenistic engagement to truly embed youth leadership and lived experience into the spaces we live, work, and play in?
This in-conversation session will explore how the sector can embrace co-design as a powerful, authentic approach to creating places that reflect and respond to a new generation of thinkers, makers, and change-makers. Booking required via event link above.
ZHA is a supporter of this year’s 'People’s Pavilion' programme.
Panellists:
Michelle Sin, Architect, ZHA
Nile Bridgeman, Architect, Writer and Co-founding Director of Saqqra
Shirin Naveed, Architectural Assistant and multi-disciplinary creative
Akif Rahman, Aspiring Architectural Designer, Co-founder of Cor_Collective
Tomi Balogun, Architectural Student & People’s Pavilion 2023 Co-designer
Joshua Carnaje, Aspiring Young Designer; People’s Pavilion 2025 Co-designer
Sukhy Kaur, Aspiring Young Designer; People’s Pavilion 2025 Co-designer
Blessing Uzoh, Aspiring Young Designer; People’s Pavilion 2025 Co-designer
Neil Onions, Director of Beyond the Box CIC (Chair)
Yashneil Ramlall, Aspiring Engineer and People’s Pavilion 2025 Co-designer (Chair)
