The People’s Pavilion, the pioneering initiative led by Beyond the Box, has returned to Waltham Forest in 2025, offering young Londoners a unique opportunity to co-design and construct a public pavilion at William Morris Gallery during its 75th Anniversary Year.

Bringing together 16 to 18-year-olds from Waltham Forest and across London under the mentorship of leading professionals in architecture, construction, and the creative industries, the People’s Pavilion will be constructed during the first two weeks of August and will host the People’s Pavilion Community Festival, running through to Sunday 21 September.

Event calendar:

• Tuesday 19 August, 10am-5pm – Landscape Encounters Workshop (interacting with nature, crafts) with Hannah Lammin & Anushka Athique Winterbottom
• Saturday 23 August, 1-4pm – Family Day: Oyster Shell Art with William Morris Gallery
• Sunday 24 August, 2-6pm –Jamarabia Live (music from: Ustavi, Eftekasat and Dub Caravan, crafts, food) with Antika Culture & Diaspora CIC
• Thursday 28 August, 3-7pm – Architects Climate Action Network Takeover – workshops and activities around sustainability, social justice and the built environment
• Saturday 30 August, 1-4pm – Building Cornerstones: Reclaiming Lost Third Spaces (collaging and lino cutting workshop) with Isata Kamara and Abbie Luthena, Beyond the Box Young Producers
• Sunday 31 August, 12-6pm – Patchwork Stories, a celebration of South Asian Style, Story & Self (including zine & collage, badge making, get your portrait taken) with Alisha Dar and Sade Mia Sangar
• Thursday 4 September. 6-9pm – Made in Walthamstow Film Screening & Kit Design Workshop with Xaymaca Awoyungbo, Beyond the Box Young Producer
• Saturday 6 September, 1-4pm – Giant Crochet Workshop with the Neurodiversity Architecture Network
• Sunday 7 September, 2-6pm – Music with Morris (music, arts and crafts) with Waltham Forest Antigua & Barbuda and Dominica Twinning Association and Project Zero
• Saturday 13 September, 1-4pm – Welcome Home with Stories & Supper (poetry and storytelling)
• Sunday 14 September, 11am-4pm – Threaded Together Workshop (craft, DIY loom-making, and weaving) with Nihal J. Singh & Lucinda Purkis
• Thursday 18 September, 10am & 11.45am – Mini Morris toddler crafts for ages 2-5 with William Morris Gallery
• Saturday 20 September, 1-4pm – Family Day with Angry Dan (screen printing workshop) a Morris Mania final weekend celebration with William Morris Gallery

The People’s Pavilion has been built with the support and partnership of Zaha Hadid Architects.

This project is also supported by leading figures and firms from across architecture, construction, and the creative arts, including: David Chipperfield, Haworth Tompkins, HTA, GPAD, JTP Studios, dMFK Architects, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, DSDHA, Buro Happold, Evolve, and Elliott Wood.

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