The annual Antepavilion commission is an initiative to develop, construct and display experimental structures offering emerging artists, makers and architects an opportunity to create new work within a complex urban environment.
For 2025 the Antepavilion brief returns to the location at the origins of the competition: the North-West corner of the Hoxton Docks rooftops. The prominence of this position has made it Antepavilion’s signature display space since 2016 when it was first occupied by Matthew Butcher‘s Floodhouse. Since then it has hosted a series of displays of art/architecture and performances.
The Antepavilion competition is open to everyone; no qualifications are required. We make available some specialist skills, particularly metalworking and structural engineering support. But the overriding requirement is that entrants must be able to make and install their work essentially themselves.
As usual, the 2025 brief is open to broad interpretation. Entrants need have regard only to the location where their proposal is to be realised and the platform, podium or plinth as its base. But as usual, there is some background and history of Antepavilion and its home, Brunswick and Columbia Wharves, to which entrants should be alert. First there is the recent history of the particular rooftop location and the installations that have previously stood upon it.
And then there is the recent conclusion of Antepavilion’s fight for survival against attack by Hackney Council. Further details on this can be found in the full brief on our website.
Title
Open Call: Antepavilion 2025Type
Competition Announcement (Built Projects & Masterplans)Website
Organizers
Submission Deadline
March 14, 2025 02:37 PMVenue
Hoxton DocksPrice
£20