Talkaoke has been invited by the Tommy Flowers Foundation to join the event on the historical Steam Ship SS (Steam Ship) Robin to celebrate the London Festival of Architecture (LFA) 2026. This year the focus is on the theme of ‘Belonging’.

The Tommy Flowers Foundation supports new ideas in science, technology and the arts, by awarding bursaries to emerging innovators and giving opportunities for collaboration and development through residencies

SS Robin is internationally recognized as being the only complete Victorian steam ship in existence. A unique survivor from when Britain’s Empire was at its height and London was the world centre for maritime trade and shipbuilding, she was launched in London in 1890 and sailed UK and continental waters, carrying a variety of cargo under several owners before ending her career in Spain in 1974, by then the last of her kind still sailing.

LFA2026: Belonging

The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) is back for a month long celebration of architecture and city-making in June 2026. With activity happening across London, the Festival will once again be platform for conversation, testing new ideas, promoting emerging talent, helping shift us towards a more equitable, sustainable city.

???? Photo by Brian Whar, Instagram @brain_war