Architecture Project showcase

This year's edition of the London Festival of Architecture included a Maltese showcase: an exhibition and opening lecture put together by architectural practice Architecture Project (AP).

The display, entitled 'Novelletta - hysterical symptoms of a city in old age' formed part of the LFA 2010's International Architectural Showcase.

Other works were presented by foreign embassies and cultural institutions, and organised in collaboration with the British Council and the Architecture Foundation for the LFA 2010.

For the run-up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the curators invited planners, architects and local communities to build their showcases in line with the theme of 'The welcoming city'.

The festival places architecture at the forefront of the cultural agenda of the UK and every other participating country. It is curated by the prestigious architectural institutions RIBA London, The Architecture Foundation and New London Architecture.

AP Valletta developed the theme for Novelletta in 2006 and then developed it into a fully-fledged exhibition, a three-dimensional experience.

The exhibits, tangible manifestations of the concept born four years ago, feature projects which AP has worked on in connection with the city and its extended area of influence over the past decade, including the Marks and Spencer bridge, the Maritime Authority Trade Centre, Q-Bar, and the Barrakka Lift, among others.

The exhibition at the Vincent Gallery of the Building Centre, London, closed yesterday.