LFA2024: Pews and Perches Fifth Edition

At the Docks

LFA2024: Pews and Perches Fifth Edition

"The final set of winning designs from this year’s Pews and Perches design competition sees the installation of six new bespoke public benches across the Royal Docks.

From recycled waste concrete to repurposed sugar byproduct, the benches span the practical to the poetic, creatively transforming materials into functional art and engaging with the heritage and landscape of the Royal Docks.

The six benches and their locations are:

  • 66CO2 by Panta Rhei Collaborative x Miles Dean* (Pump House, Royal Victoria)
  • On the Cobbles by Poacea* (North Woolwich Road)
  • Submarine Cables by Studio Green* (Floating Gardens)
  • From Trash to Treasure by Katie Fisher and Siraaj Mitha* (UEL/LDEUTC, Royal Albert Dock)
  • Now is the Time to Moor Off by Studio_Underbar* (Connaught Crossing North)
  • The Flow Bench by North-Bound Collective* (Connaught Crossing South)

The competition, now in it’s fifth and final year, is a unique collaboration between the Royal Docks Team and the London Festival of Architecture to support emerging talent to break into the built environment industry.

Find out more about the project.

Time & date

From 1 June 2024

Location

Various locations across the Royal Docks

For your visit

Food & Drink

The Oiler Bar

Bars on boats are always a good idea, especially when they have a cocktail bar downstairs.

Royal Victoria Dock
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Food & Drink

Top 1 Forever

Modern British restaurant overlooking of the water, with a wood-fired oven.

Royal Victoria Dock
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Business

Tate & Lyle Sugars

This refinery on the banks of the Thames has been producing sugar by the tonne for over 140 years.

Silvertown
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