Apart from having an entire Gingerbread City to ogle, it’s been a busy year for London architecture buffs. The BT Tower began its transformation into a hotel; Battersea Power Station launched its own mini-Olympic Games, the Truman Brewery released its new conversion plans, and the Grade II-listed Smithfield Market announced its closure, prompting architects everywhere to wonder: what next?
So the studios called upon last month to render their favourite projects in the season-appropriate medium of gingerbread had a lot of inspiration. Nearly 50 of them came together at the best of London’s Museum of Architecture to contribute to its current exhibition The Gingerbread City, running at the Gaumont Building in Chelsea until 29 December. The theme? Recycled City.
