Saturday 24 November 2018

The Gingerbread City - Museum of London

Image from www.archdaily.com 

At this time of year we are all looking for festive things to do. For those of us in London, with a passion for creativity, architecture and even for those who have children, this is an activity I would recommend.

The Gingerbread City, Dec 2017, own photograph

Last year I discovered 'The Gingerbread City', an exhibition of yes you guessed correctly... gingerbread (in many different forms)! Each of the structures were designed to a scale of 1:100 by architects, landscape architects and engineers, which combined form the sweetest city known to man!

An array of construction methods, decorative techniques, sugar work and sweets come together to form the displays. As an almost architect I quite enjoyed following the map to see which of my favourite practices had created each masterpiece.
The Gingerbread City, 2017, own photograph

This years exhibition will be the third year running, between 6-22 December 2018 in South Kensington at the V & A Museum. The theme this year is "Future Cities". It truly is for all ages to enjoy and marvel over.