Re-shaping London: RIBA And Design For London Launch Landmark Debate Series On Capital's Future.
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Design for London has announced details of a new debate series featuring four major discussions across May and June at the RIBA’s HQ building at 66 Portland Place, London.
Looking at new Rail infrastructure, the Olympic Legacy, delivery of Public Space and Meanwhile Uses, the series features comment and discussion with over 20 of the capital’s leading design and development figures- including Sir Peter Hall, the chief engineer at behind High Speed two, Allies and Morrison, Atkins Global, Clive Dutton of Newham Council, Martha Schwartz, Lucy Musgrave at Publica, Hadrian Garrard at Create London and Transport for London.
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FULL DETAILS OF THE RE-SHAPING LONDON SERIES:
The New Age of the Rail: is the train key to our future vision of place?
Tuesday 31st May 18.30- 20.30 RIBA 66 Portland Place London
Rail was a key component in the growth of our cities and contributed to the transformation of British society. Where rail went, economic and social enterprise followed and was manifested in bold design. Can railways once again provide a new strategic purpose? Is rail the opportunity to re-think the design of our cities and our economy? Panel discussion looking ahead to future rail development and design.
· Chaired by Peter Bill- Columnist at the Evening Standard & Estates Gazette with contributions from:
· Sir Peter Hall- Bartlett Professor of Planning and Regeneration
· Professor Dr. Andrew McNaughton- Chief Engineer, High Speed Two
· Chris Williamson, Weston Williamson Architects
· John Harding, Lead Architect for Crossrail
After the Party: what will be the true legacy of the London games?
Tuesday 7th June 18.30- 20.30 RIBA 66 Portland Place London
A thriving place is more than a sum of its parts. The London games has captured the national imagination- throwing down the gauntlet for the development of place. What lessons have the Games taught us about regeneration and community? RIBA Building Futures presents a panel discussion looking at who will live, work and play in the East End post 2012. Who really stands to benefit from the biggest infrastructure investment in London for a generation, and how will existing communities have changed after the Games?
· Chaired by Dickon Robinson of Building Futures with contributions from:
· Hadrian Garrard- Create London
· Bob Allies- Allies & Morrison
· Eleanor Fawcett- Olympic Park Legacy Company
· Peter Neal formerly at CABE and
· author/columnist/writer David Goldblatt.
A Better Outside: Could subversive tactics bring our public spaces back to life?
Tuesday 21st June 18.30-20.30 RIBA 66 Portland Place London
The quality of London’s public realm has been improved dramatically over the past 20 years. Investment in design has created great places, within which one can sit, watch, relax, play and experience a vast range of things. With looming budget cuts and an increasing tendancy towards security and behavioural controls, is the vitality spaces under threat? Do we need to relax our attitudes and planning controls to re-invigorate city space in the face of corporate and budgetry stalemate? Panel discussion and speculation on radical approaches to public realm design, delivery and use.
· Chair: Mark Brearley- Head of Design for London with contributions from:
· Martha Schwartz- Martha Schwartz Partners
· Peter Heath- Atkins Global
· Ben Plowden- Director Better Routes & Places TfL
· Richard Reynolds- Founder of GuerrillaGardening.org
A flourish of Meanwhiles: Do ‘pop ups’ offer real long term possibilities?
Tuesday 28th June 18.30- 20.30 RIBA 66 Portland Place London
London and other European cities are experiencing a boom for temporary uses of space. From cycle cafes, cineroleums, sky rooms and learning hubs. They offer a wealth of ideas for alternative land use, however their short life spans often rules out any meaningful change. Can the development community take them seriously and could these provocations provide solutions for real community enterprise? Is a flourish of meanwhiles key to ‘mixed use’ development and can they be made more than just temporary fun? Presentations and discussion looking at a range of Meanwhile initiatives and their future role in long term regeneration.
· Chair by Lucy Musgrave- Founder of Publica and with contributions from:
· Matthew Lloyd- Matthew Lloyd Architects
· Dougald Hine- Founder of Space Makers
· Clive Dutton-Executive Director of Regeneration, Planning and Property at the London Borough of Newham
· Klaus Overmeyer from Studio UC Klaus Overmeyer
· Michelle Provoost, Founders of Crimson Architectural Historians
· Tobias Goevert, Principal Designer, Design for London
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