This June, London’s finest architectural plans, projects and minds will once again be on show during the annual London Festival of Architecture; a month-long, citywide celebration of architectural experimentation, thinking and practice. Within this year’s programme, two major projects at Embassy Gardens in Nine Elms on the South Bank will be showcased: the iconic ‘Sky Pool’ and the new Nine Elms Park. They form part of the showcase of current and future developments in Nine Elms, an area which is currently undergoing one of the greatest regeneration efforts in Europe. In a LFA programme highlight, on the evening of Wednesday 8^th June visitors to Embassy Gardens can hear from HAL Architects and Eckersley O’Callaghan, the designers and engineers behind the Sky Pool, a transparent swimming pool which will connect two buildings at Embassy Gardens at 35m high. The project has already amassed some fame and will become a landmark on the already impressive South Bank skyline.

On the afternoon of Friday 17^th June, a talk and walking tour will explore the new Nine Elms Gardens, a New York-inspired linear park which will run from Vauxhall to Battersea Power Station. Led by Huw Morgan, the landscape architect behind the Embassy Gardens section of Nine Elms Gardens, members of the public will have the opportunity to learn how the space is being created. The tour will start at the Embassy Gardens marketing suite which is landscaped to represent how the park will look when complete, bringing a wealth of varied plant life and landscaping to the area. The tour will then continue West towards Battersea Park, taking in the completed sections of the new park, and finish in the Ambassador Building first floor garden with views of the new US Embassy and across London.

The LFA is a city-wide event which brings together designers, architects and curators to share ideas on architecture and its impact on the capital. The theme of this year’s festival is ‘Community’, and the new additions to the Nine Elms area, one of London’s most exciting new communities, will be a consistent topic of reference during both events at Embassy Gardens.

- Ends - • 6.30-8.30pm, 8 June 2016: Sky Pool presentation with Hal Architects and Eckersley O’Callaghan. Hosted at the Embassy Gardens marketing suite, Nine Elms Lane, SW8 5BL. Light refreshments will be served. • 3-4pm, 17 June 2016: Walking tour and talk on Nine Elms Park with Huw Morgan. Meeting at the Embassy Gardens marketing suite,Nine Elms Lane, SW8 5BL.

To attend please email Ecoworldballymore@thecommunicationgroup.co.uk or visit EventBrite Sky Pool and EventBrite Walking Tour. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first serve basis and capacity is limited. For further information please contact: Hayleigh O’Farrell Head of Communications HO’Farrell@ballymoregroup.com 020 7510 8329 About Embassy Gardens: Embassy Gardens is a landmark development, establishing a totally new community within central London, will see the creation of nearly 2,000 new homes, stunning landscaped gardens, a riverfront walk threading between Embassy Gardens to Battersea Park, vibrant new bars and restaurants providing a variety of al fresco spaces and 130,000 ft² of shopping space. Phase two is being delivered by EcoWorld Ballymore with phase one delivered by Ballymore Group. About EcoWorld Ballymore: EcoWorld Ballymore is formed of EcoWorld, one of Malaysia’s leading property developers and Ballymore, who have over 20 years’ experience in the London property market. The two companies share the vision of creating some of London’s most exciting and innovative residential developments. Their joint venture represents a careful balance of investment in three of the most important waterside development projects in London’s future, both east and west: Embassy Gardens, London City Island and Wardian London. About Nine Elms on the South Bank: Nine Elms on the South Bank is the £15 billion opportunity area between Lambeth Bridge and Chelsea Bridge, and is one of the largest regeneration projects in Europe. The area, which includes part of Wandsworth and Lambeth, is being transformed from one of the capital’s last remaining industrial districts into a world-class destination right in the heart of London. Already home to Vauxhall and Battersea Power Station, the area will also be home to the new Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the new U.S. Embassy. Throughout the area under-utilised industrial land is being transformed into new public squares, parks, schools, Tube stations, homes, and businesses. It is fast becoming a strikingly modern addition to London and a new centre for culture on London’s South Bank. www.nineelmslondon.com, @NineElmsTeam About London Festival of Architecture: The 2016 London Festival of Architecture (LFA) celebrates London as a global hub of architecture. The theme of the London Festival of Architecture 2016 is “Community”, and the festival aims to connect with as many people as possible to demonstrate architecture’s relevance to London and its diverse communities. The festival programme features exhibitions and events organised by London’s leading architectural, cultural and academic institutions alongside architects, designers, curators and community groups from around the UK. www.londonfestivalofarchitecture.org, #LFA2016, @LFArchitecture