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5 February 12

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Foldaway Bookshop
Foldaway Bookshop is a pop-up specialist bookshop that celebrates the art form of the printed publication and creates a key destination and sociable hub to welcome visitors to the Festival, a place that embodies the concept of the LFA2010 – “the welcoming city”

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Stocked by RIBA Bookshops, Foldaway Bookshop is a specialist architecture bookshop featuring the latest must-have high quality publications and the most coveted architecture classics. The collection includes vintage publications and a collection of artists’ books selected by Handmade & Bound, which are architectural in form or document life in contemporary urban spaces.
With a bespoke interior and graphics created by design studio Campaign, the walls, shelving and sales counter of Foldaway Bookshop are constructed entirely from cardboard and will be recycled at the end of the Festival.

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Inspired by the open pages of a book, sheets of cardboard 4.7m x 2.17m and 10mm thin are folded and pleated to concertina along all four interior walls. Lengths of cardboard inserted horizontally create sturdy shelving to house a variety of publications. The Flexible Love Chair and Eurban’s Carbon Cube provide comfortable seating in store.
Book recommendations from a selection of London's practicing architects and critics are displayed throughout the store to enhance browsing and buying. Projections of clips from seminal films featuring modern architecture and the city animate the space, creating a lively and sociable space to host a variety of events including book launches, signings, and talks.
Foldaway Bookshop
Designer: Campaign
Photos: Paul Greenleaf

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