FAB FEST 2016

Jun 26, 2016

Following the recent vote by FAB FEST participants, most popular film was 'EAMES: The Architect and The Painter'. It tells the fascinating story of the husband and wife team that became two of America’s most influential…

Jun 23, 2016

After a short break for the start of OPEN, the Robin Evans room is now available again for FAB FEST pavilions. It will remain a dedicated FAB FEST making space until Tuesday afternoon when P3…

Jun 22, 2016

We’re ramping up our social media now the festival is approaching. And it would be great if everyone was able to share some images showing how their pavilions are progressing. Please post what you have and use:…

Jun 20, 2016

FAB FEST is free of charge, but it is ticketed so that we can control numbers. If you are a participant (Team member, Mentor, Organiser, Performer, Maker etc.) we will give you an orange silicone wristband…

Jun 20, 2016

As an architect and designer, it's important to keep in touch with key developments in our social and cultural context. And this seems more than enough justification for us to screen games in the UEFA Euro…

Jun 20, 2016

A number of people have said they’d like to participate in the festival but missed the registration. And there are now only two weeks left. We'd like as many to be able to take part…

Jun 20, 2016

We are very lucky to have access to the Regent Street Cinema exclusively for FAB FEST. The cinema is historic - the first in the UK - it is situated in our Regent Street Campus…

Jun 13, 2016

Congratulations to Team 57 from Istanbul Technical University, mentored by Dr Leman Figen, first of the international teams to submit their 1-20 model. Remarkably their 3d print made it 100% intact through the post from Turkey,…

Jun 12, 2016

Thanks to everyone who submitted their 1-20 models as requested by 10th June! Not everyone did. And not to worry. Please submit them as soon as you can, and ideally before OPEN starts on Thursday…

Jun 11, 2016

Pavilions are now beginning to take shape, with 1-1 prototypes and 1-20 models popping up in all sorts of places. And perhaps not before time! If you're in a team and things are beginning to take shape,…

Jun 10, 2016

Congratulations to Team 24 and Elliott Wood - first with a complete pavilion off the Renzo production line! Smart work. The tangential knife is now working serious overtime - 12 hours a day, 7 days a…

Jun 09, 2016

It's great to see the FAB tables being put to use in the service of fabricating pavilions - Robin Evans lecture room now a fully functioning workshop. Often it's just as well to cut by…

Jun 01, 2016

You'll need a flat surface to cut your card and assemble your components, so we've made you some FAB tables for working on FAB FEST. They are in the Robin Evans Room (M416) and available…

May 31, 2016

It's been quiet for many teams in the period leading up to portfolio submissions, but things are picking up very quickly again now that deadlines are nearly over. MArch submit their work today, and the Lab…

May 27, 2016

To give as many teams as possible access to our CNC Tangential knife, we've developed a new and simple template. It is like our Laser Cutter template, and as long as you can draw a curve and…

May 26, 2016

We're very pleased to welcome Mark Dolan to FAB FEST. Mark is fantastic comedian and well-known host of TV shows on Channel 4 and others. He has kindly agreed to MC our festival, and will be orchestrating…

May 18, 2016

We are delighted to announce that the Trans Siberian March Band are to play at FAB FEST. They will play two sets, closing up the Family Festival and opening the evening event. TSMB are seasoned festival…

May 17, 2016

We have finished ordering the complete range of materials that will be available for the festival and can confirm the following selection and prices:   Material Size Price Quantity Corrugated Card 1220 x 1220 x 3.8mm…

May 11, 2016

The full stock of corrugated card for FAB FEST is now here. We have received very generous sponsorship from DS Smith, one of Europe's leading card and packaging manufacturers. Many thanks are due to Peter…

May 08, 2016

We have some fantastic CNC equipment in the Lab and want to see it used to make extraordinary pavilions. We do though have to deal with a few issues and potential problems with so many…

May 01, 2016

The security staff at the Marylebone Campus have instructions not to allow anyone into the building who is not a current Westminster student or member of staff. We also restrict access to the P1 Fabrication…

Apr 26, 2016

After some enthusiastic material testing, a number of teams have already spent all their fl$100 testing budget. We recommend that you test your ideas using no more material than necessary for each test. But nonetheless…

Apr 18, 2016

Following the Practice Mentor Welcome last week, Design Team Meetings have already started breaking out across London, featuring: Carlos Bausa and Miriam Dall'Igna with their FAB FEST team in the office of Foster and Partners.…

Apr 08, 2016

You'll find below the presentation made at the Practice Mentor Welcome Event. There is some additional information here, though the main points that were made will be reproduced elsewhere on the site, on the FAQ…

Apr 07, 2016

FAB FEST was officially launched for our Practice Mentors with a big bang, that included drinks, and the biggest mountain of crisps ever amassed on the Westminster Campus. Somehow every bag was consumed. Thanks to everyone for making…

Mar 28, 2016

Ambika P3 is usually booked up for wide variety of events, from art exhibitions and installations, to operas and haute couture fashion shows. In a rare quiet moment for the venue, we took the opportunity…

Mar 22, 2016

To raise awareness of our forthcoming festival, we launched our FAB FEST letters today on the Ramp Gallery in the Learning Platform of the Marylebone campus. It turns out Glastonbury festival used a similar trick.…