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The exhibition galleries will show detailed case studies of London housing projects from the pioneering Murray Grove through to new schemes for apartments and family homes in all parts of London. The exhibition will also explain modern construction methods such as modules and panels in concrete, steel and timber. An accompanying seminar and lecture series will bring together professionals from the architecture, construction and manufacturing industries to encourage debate on the future of modern housing in the city. The exhibition can be viewed until 18 March 2006.

The exhibition galleries will show detailed case studies of London housing projects from the pioneering Murray Grove through to new schemes for apartments and family homes in all parts of London. The exhibition will also explain modern construction methods such as modules and panels in concrete, steel and timber.

The West German pavilion at Expo 67 explored the principle of cable-supported tent structures and thereby opened up an untapped, unexploited building type, which will have an inevitable influence on future design and construction. Although the tent is as old as recorded history, the West German building marked one of the first times it has been built with modern materials and construction methods.