Winners of City benches design competition unveiled

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Source: Luke O'Donovan

 

Five striking benches have been installed in the City of London, the winners of a competition aimed at young architects and designers.

With inspirations ranging from pineapples to chimney pots, the built projects have been placed across Cheapside as part of the London Festival of Architecture.

The winners were chosen by a panel of judges including Dieter Kleiner, a director at RCKa Architects, Ellie Stathaki, architecture editor of Wallpaper magazine, and festival director Tamsie Thomson.

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