The annual Gingerbread City exhibition held at the Museum of Architecture in London, along with its American counterpart taking place in New York City, invites visitors to explore an imaginary city designed by architecture firms and studios made entirely from gingerbread.
The brief called for participants to interpret the role of water in urban development across various zones, with the aim of raising awareness for building water-sensitive cities to protect this invaluable resource.
The categories included a floating city, urban floodplain, canal city, frozen landscape and an underwater environment, resulting in a smorgasbord of exhibits showing various house typologies and city infrastructure.
“This magical gingerbread metropolis doesn’t just offer sweet ginger smells but shares a story on how architects and designers can help solve some of the world’s most pressing problems like climate change all through the medium of gingerbread,” the pop-up museum shares, describing it as a “fantastical world where imagination meets innovation, and gingerbread becomes the canvas for future-forward city planning.”
Among the numerous participants of the seventh edition who designed elaborate and meticulously-planned confections are Foster + Partners with their Jammy Jubilee, Zaha Hadid Architects with their BubbleBurst Bonbon Museum, and a Cinnamon Stadium by Hopkins Architects.
Throughout the museum, visitors can explore more than 70 gingerbread buildings ranging from markets to parks and houses to train stations with moving trains, until 7th January 2024.
Photography: Luke O’Donovan
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