London Creates invited visitors to experience how architecture, engineering, design thinking and technology are advancing new possibilities for the built environment. Curated in collaboration with ZHA, the headline showcase explores how the practice designs using the latest technologies to lead their research

ZHA redefined architecture for the 21st century with a repertoire of projects that have captured imaginations across the globe. Creating buildings uniquely tailored to the communities they serve, ZHA has been awarded the highest honours from professional and academic institutions worldwide. Founded by Dame Zaha, ZHA is one of the world’s most innovative architectural studios—and has been for almost 50 years

These five decades of detailed research are inscribed within ZHA’s buildings which become more spatially inventive, more structurally efficient, more technologically advanced, and more environmentally considerate with each new design. Combining pioneering architectural solutions with ecologically sound materials and sustainable construction practices, ZHA’s architecture meets the aspirations of a new generation.

Curated in collaboration with ZHA, the exhibition brought together leading studios, engineers, designers and academic institutions from across the built environment including AKT II and their collaborators, Mamou-Mani Architects and Fab.Pub, alongside leading universities including AADRL at the Architectural Association, The Bartlett School of Architecture at UCL and dfUEL at the University of East London

London Creates 2026 explored how human creativity and technologies are transforming the creative process, from concept, ideation and experimentation, to fabrication, making and construction

Collaborating with Free Range for a second year, the exhibitions will bring a major creative takeover to The Truman Brewery, celebrating the next generation of practitioners across photography, fine art, architecture and design

With a shared commitment to supporting emerging talent, London Creates and Free Range will invite visitors to explore new ideas, fresh perspectives and ambitious creative work from across the UK