DES RES The capital’s population is growing faster than any other major European City, with an estimated increase of 700,000 people over the next 15 years. How do we provide affordable, well-designed and well-built homes? How can we meet the need for high-density sustainable housing? How do we make communities which work? What effect does public realm have on where we want to live? What role will residential development play in regenerating areas in mixed use schemes and who will build London’s homes? DES RES website |
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UNDERGROUND: As London's skyline becomes ever more clustered with new developments and tall buildings adding to the historic landscape, it is easy to forget the complex underground infrastructure necessary to service this increasingly crowded over ground. The Building Centre's latest exhibition, Underground: London's Hidden Infrastructure, will expose London's inner workings and demonstrate that without a successful underground, what is built on top cannot function. |
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TERRY FARRELL: This exhibition shows the work published in the September 2007 edition of the Architectural Review. Sir Terry Farrell was invited by the editor, Paul Finch to put together his ‘Manifesto for London’, 20 propositions about his future vision for London. In this exhibition the work for the Architectural Review is put into a context of 6 months on; a kind of progress report on these initiatives. |
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AJ SMALL PROJECTS 2008 The Small Projects 2008, organised by The Architects' Journal and supported by Ramboll Whitbybird is a celebration of the ingenuity that architects can exercise on a small canvas. The projects, all costing less than £250,000, range from a vegetation-covered garden room to a new space for an undertaker. |
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COMPETITIONS WORK: A CABE exhibition opening at New London Architecture in London on 17 January 2008 will show what design competitions can achieve – and that they are one of the best ways to procure well-designed buildings and places. Competitions Work will feature the winning projects and runners-up for the three UK sites for Europan 9, Europe’s leading housing and urban design competition for young professionals. The sites in Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Stoke-on-Trent are actual developments and the winners will be announced on 16 January 2008. Competitions Work will also showcase completed schemes from other design competitions supported by CABE. These include high-quality housing projects, healthcare facilities, education buildings and public space, such as Bourbon Lane Housing in Hammersmith and Fulham, Kaleidoscope Children and Young People’s Centre in Lewisham, Hoyle Early Years Centre in Bury, and the Old Market Square in Nottingham. Competitions attract keen design teams and can unlock underused talent in big architecture practices. While in Europe competitions are routinely used for smaller-scale, everyday projects, in the UK they tend to be used for large, landmark projects. Opportunities to get the highest-quality designs for a whole range of projects – big and small – may therefore be being lost. |
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WATERFRONT LONDON: The Blue Ribbon Network is a major feature of the London Plan; it includes the Thames, the canal network, the other tributaries, rivers and streams within London and London’s open water spaces such as docks, reservoirs and lakes, as well as culverted parts of rivers, canals or streams. Policies aim to protect and enhance the Blue Ribbon Network as an important part of London's public realm but are they being give the attention they deserve? The London's Waterways exhibition at NLA will look at what is happening to the rivers and canals of the capital and identify the key developments recently completed, underway or in the pipeline. It will look at issues such as how can planners and developers enjoy the benefits of the waterways while respecting their special location? How do we protect the nature of waterways while providing access? How do we protect and adapt the waterways for the 21st Century and ensure it continues to play a part in the growth, life and prosperity of the city? |
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THE REGENT'S PLACE PAVILION The winning and shortlisted designs for British Land's new Regent's Place pavilion, won by Young Architect of the Year winners Carmody Groarke. |
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LONDON'S LEARNING he UK is currently experiencing the single largest school building investment programme for 50 years and yet the design quality of many schools completed over the last five years is simply not good enough to secure the government’s ambition to transform children’s education. London’s Learning features 30 exemplar case studies, giving a current snapshot of the state of British school design. |
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SPECIALIST SKILLS IN DESIGNING BUILDINGS A celebration of the specialist services needed to make modern buildings perform to the highest standards, range from developing the finest skins for buildings to modelling the way that crowds behave. In association with Buro Happold and Architect’s Journal. |
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THE DESIRE LINE Images of the M1 motorway in transition; from 50 year-old superhighway to a widened commuter route for the 21st Century, by photographer Matthew Walter. |
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GREEN WORKS Green Works is an RMJM initiative inspired by the theme of Architecture Week 2007: “How green is my space?” |
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YAYA 2007 Now in its tenth year, the Young Architect of the Year Award is organised by Building Design to recognise and reward the UK’s most promising architect aged 40 or under, or practices where the majority of principals are under this age limit. While young architects have traditionally struggled to prove themselves in the uk many of this year’s entries are already building significant projects thanks to the new opportunities offered by sustained high levels of spending in both the public and private sectors. A panel of internationally renowned architects and critics will judge this unique award and announce the winner on November 1st. You can have your say and choose an unofficial winner from the full shortlist by filling in a postcard at the exhibition. In assocation with building design. Sponsored by davis langdon. |
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AWAY FROM HOME - NEW HOTELS IN LONDON London currently receives some 27 million visitors a year. With some half a million people visiting London for the Olympics alone, experts predict a rise in demand for hotel accommodation of anything up to 80,000 rooms by 2026. How is the hotel industry responding to the increasing demand? Where are the new hotels to be located and what will they be like? How is the current stock being updated? What will the hotel room of the future be like? |
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ON THE URBAN DESIGNING OF ARCHITECTURE In 2007, for the first time, 50% of the world’s population are city dwellers. How do architects respond to this dramatic change, which is delivering increasingly more challenging and constrained development opportunities? S333, based both in Amsterdam, and now in London, takes this emerging condition as a point of departure for its work and as the starting point of this major exhibition. In association with S333 |
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SUSTAINABLE CITIES: The process of achieving planning permission in our eco-conscious world is becoming more rigorous. The Environmental Impact Assessment process helps achieve good quality design, planning policy compliance, community benefits and the future-proofing of our buildings. This exhibition highlights a range of London projects that have been through this process and as a result, are better buildings. Sponsored by URS |
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PLACE FAKING: New development in the Thames Gateway sees heritage as a way of maintaining continuity with a place’s past. But where the demands of alien scales of development are irreconcilable with historical conditions, can that sense of continuity be fabricated? At Barking Riverside, a former landfill, any traces of archaeology that might have existed have already been erased. Yet 11,000 homes are planned for the site in the next 20 years. Finn Williams (winner of the inaugural New London Architecture Babylon:don Prize for Architecture) proposes an alternative masterplan for Barking Riverside commemorating a fictional, improved version of suburbia; a large white lie as a better precedent for future development. |
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KING'S CROSS CHARRETTE This is the second year that The Architects’ Journal has run a charrette (a one-day design exercise) with Argent, the developer of the huge area behind King's Cross railway station. This year 20 young practices were given a wedge-shaped site adjoining the railway lines and given just seven hours to come up with an urban-design solution. The results can be seen in this new exhibition. |
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RENAISSANCE: THE REVITALISATION OF ELEPHANT & CASTLE The £1.5 billion regeneration of Elephant and Castle is an ambitious urban redevelopment programme transforming one of London's oldest and most infamous areas. Currently best known for its high rise estates, labyrinth subways, busy roads and red shopping centre, Southwark Council's £1.5 billion, 170-acre programme promises a massive new pedestrianised town centre, market square, green spaces and thousands of new homes and jobs. On the brink of the council's selection of a commercial development partner, New London Architecture showcases and celebrates the history of change and regeneration in this remarkable quarter of central London. |
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SCRATCHING THE SURFACE: LONDON FACADES BY LONDON ARCHITECTS The face of London is changing. Today’s architects have an exciting range of materials to choose from and the technology exists to allow these to be applied with confidence. A new sense of place is being created by a new generation of buildings by architects who are not afraid to break away from the traditional. This exhibition will present projects by 24 exciting young London-based architects providing an insight into a world that usually seen only from the outside – scratching the surface to reveal what makes a modern façade. Curated by newtecnic and The Building Centre Trust |
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OFFLEY WORKS Revealing the winning and shortlisted designs for Offley Works – a competition to choose an architect for a 6,000sqm mixed use development in Kennington, from a shortlist drawn from finalists in The Architecture Foundation and Pipers Next Generation Award. In association with Design for London, London Development Agency and The Architecture Foundation |
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DOCKLANDS REVISITED London’s Docklands were once a thriving hub of commercial shipping activity. By 1980 London's docks were all closed, leaving around eight square miles of dereliction. Today, regeneration projects are breathing life back into the Docklands and none more so than in Canada Water and Silvertown Quays. |
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SHOP - NEW RETAIL SPACE FOR LONDON What sort of shopping do Londoners want? With campaigns against cloned high streets, the popularity of farmers’ markets and the growing interest in local produce you might wonder whether we need new shopping malls – yet Brent Cross is planned to expand, Westfield at White City is soon to open, a major new centre is the focus of Stratford City and the shopping centre at Canary Wharf is a regional success story. As London’s population grows we will need more shops to meet demand - but what sort of shops do we want and are the planners getting the balance right? |
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MY CITY TOO! My City Too Is an innovative campaign for London led by Open House – the architecture education organisation. It will gather young people’s ideas and aspirations for the future of London’s built environment. These voices and visions will be used to create a manifesto for change, which will inspire young people to take an active role in the capital’s future development. 13-16 year olds will present their manifesto to London’s stakeholders in the public and private sector and ultimately the mayoral candidates in the 2008 elections. |
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SUSTAINABLE LONDON All but a few diehard doubters now accept that climate change is an issue which we are going to have to address decisively if our lives are not going to be changed irrevocably by its effects. Sustainable London will present the challenge, the response and examples of real progress being made towards a sustainable 21st Century city – from the way that buildings can reduce their impact on the environment, projects that are meeting zero carbon targets, how existing buildings can be improved and what impact changing regulations for energy reduction will have on the way buildings look. |
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ZERO CARBON – Design Proposals for Gallions Park Gallions Park is the first zero carbon development promoted by the London Development Agency. The exhibition will showcase design proposals from the recent competition held to select a developer to build 200 new homes. Gallions Park is located at the eastern end of the Royal Albert Dock. A key project for the regeneration of London’s dockland, it will show that zero carbon developments are commercially and financially viable. It will act as a catalyst for the future delivery of low energy development across London and the Thames Gateway – fulfilling the Mayor’s commitment to large-scale zero carbon development. |
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LEGIBLE LONDON The Mayor has said he wants London to be a world-class walking friendly city by 2015. London can be a wonderful city to explore on foot, but there are many barriers to getting more people to walk more regularly, whether for leisure, commuting, shopping, or health. One is that people are not confident enough about finding their way around, especially in areas they don’t know well. The Legible London project aims to address this through a range of information, from street signs and maps through to journey planning technology, to make it easier for Londoners and visitors alike to walk in and around the capital. Translating this idea into a tangible scheme is much more far-reaching than just street signs and maps: giving people the confidence to walk in the capital is an important milestone for London’s continued success as a world city. To have your say or to find out more information about Legible London please visit www.legiblelondon.info. |
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DRAWING WATER CHALLENGE The drawing water challenge was an international competition created and run by Arup. Ideas were sought for providing safe water and sanitation to more people across the world, in line with WaterAid’s objectives. Solutions were sought in the form of a new: concept, technology, product or innovative approach. The winning entries were judged from 91 submissions received from a global audience consisting of 19 countries. The prestigious panel of judges included: Ken Shuttleworth (Make), Sir Christopher Frayling (RCA), Valerie Kuntz (WaterAid), Frank Lawson (Arup|WaterAid), David Glover (Arup) and Jo Da Silva (Arup). On display are the winning and short listed submissions. |
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BLOOMSBURY – A VISION FOR THE FUTURE Presenting Sir Terry Farrell’s plans to develop Bloomsbury as one of the best pedestrian environments in London. The area contains some of the finest buildings, squares and street furniture but over recent years the public space has fallen into decline. The proposals also aim to create an “intellectual quarter” around UCL, connecting Euston Road, WC1, the British Museum and the British Library. Farrells is working with the London Borough of Camden, University College London, the London Development Agency and M3 Consulting to strengthen and enhance the public realm. |
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PUBLIC CITY The spaces between buildings are as important as the buildings themselves. All over London new projects for public space improvement are taking place. This exhibition will look at these projects and proposals and will investigate the impact this will have on the way we experience and use the city. |
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LONDON'S MOVING - HOW TRANSPORT IS CHANGING In association with London Communications Agency An efficient transport infrastructure is essential for a successful global city; London is often criticised for its creaking transport system, but are things changing? TfL is to invest £10 billion by 2010 with The Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Heathrow’s new Terminal 5 and the East London line extension all due to be up and running by the end of the decade. But will Crossrail get its funding? Can initiatives to encourage walking and cycling reduce pressure on buses and tubes? Is an extension to the Congestion Charge and a city-wide road pricing system the answer? The exhibition will examine the way in which London moves is being transformed. |
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ARCHITECTURAL SHORTCUTS Shortcuts are a mix of hand-drawn sketches, technical drawings and punchy articles that contain the essence of what you need to know about the key issues in architecture. These at-a-glance guides have been created to help architects, clients and developers navigate the minefield of regulations, new materials and technology that confront designers today. Presented in an accessible journalistic style, complimented with pen and ink cartoons, they are essential guides for building designers. The exhibiiton is a chance to see the first Shortcuts and make suggestions about which topics need to be tackled in the future. |
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REINVENTING THE BIKE SHED 2: In association with Feilden Clegg Bradley & Bike off Cycling is booming in London creating new challenges from increased bike theft to demands for better parking. A range of pioneering bike storage solutions will be revealed, selected by judges including Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow and Wayne Hemmingway, designer and founder of Red or Dead. |
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THE OFFICE - LONDON'S WORKPLACE When the hard drive in your pocket carries more information than the average PC of just five years ago; when wi fi makes access to instant global information ubiquitous; when Blackberries keep you in touch with work while you’re sunbathing on the beach and you can carry out video conferencing with a couple of laptops – why do most people still travel into their office everyday? Why do we still need to meet our workmates face to face? What are offices really for? How should we design for the office of the present, let alone the future? These are some of the questions which will be investigated in “The Office - London's Workplace” an exhibition to be held during September and October 2006 in association with The British Council for Offices. It is estimated that about 30 per cent of the world’s top companies have adopted a mobile work style model, with 35 per cent having a workforce operating outside the boundaries of the office. Increasingly the office becomes a place for social and interactive engagement. The exhibition will look at the design and planning of a selection of new offices in London and at changes in technology in offices. These will be set in the context of video interviews with office designers, office users and theorists. |
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YAYA Now in its tenth year, the young architect of the year award is organised by Building Design magazine to recognise and reward the UK’s most promising architect aged 40 or under, or practices where the majority of principals are under this age limit. While young architects have traditionally struggled to prove themselves in the uk many of this year’s entries have already built significant projects thanks to the new opportunities offered by sustained high levels of spending in both the public and private sectors. Organised by Building
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OPENING EYES, MINDS AND DOORS Good design has a massive impact on the quality of our lives –- never more so than in our schools. This new exhibition showcases work by Open House over the last decade to provide young people and adults with the skills to think about what makes an excellent school environment. |
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REGENERATING LONDON'S THAMES GATEWAY 5 JULY - 2 SEPTEMBER 2006 What’s going on in the Thames Gateway? What projects are under way? What is planned and is it making the progress the politicians are hoping for? Is the Olympics spearheading the regeneration of this vital part of London or is it changing anyway? Does it need a masterplan? |
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3 AUGUST - 2 SEPTEMBER 2006 Presenting the results of the Architect’s Journal and Argent Group’s King’s Cross charette held during the London Architecture Biennale. |
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5 JULY - 1 AUGUST 2006 To coincide with a London-wide debate on the topic of tall buildings in London the Architects’ Journal present an exhibition reviewing tomorrow’s towers. In association with the Architect's Journal. |
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100 YEARS OF INNOVATION The exhibition presents 75 years of advances in technology from the 1930s to the present day alongside speculation on the key technology themes for the next 25 years. Exhibits will concentrate on how we will design buildings, what materials we will use and how they will be engineered. Exhibition produced by the Building Centre Trust. |
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15 MAY 2006 - 21 MAY 2006 The government’s Designed for Manufacture Competition has sought to bring a new lease of life to the residential construction industry by challenging housebuilders to design a quality home for a target construction cost of £60,000. The results of this competition form part of a week-long exhibition inviting members of the public and construction experts to comment on the designs of the future. Exhibition produced by the Building Centre Trust. |
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24 MARCH 2006 - 13 MAY 2006 The Great Estates exhibition explores the impact made by London’s historic great estates on the capital’s architectural landscape, and reviews their continued influence on the face of the capital today. An investigation of their changing role – from aristocratic land-owners to today’s leading property developers – will reveal how principles established in the 17th Century continue to inform successful development in 21st Century London. |
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THE A-Z OF MODERN CITY HOMES 26 JANUARY 2006 - 18 MARCH 2006 The A to Z of modern city homes will explain how the latest house types can answer the need for new homes in the capital. Starting with ‘A for Affordability’ through ‘M for Modular’ to ‘Z for Zero defects’ the exhibition will highlight the issues which are setting the London housing agenda. Exhibition produced by the Building Centre Trust. |
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THE ART OF ARCHITECTUAL LIGHTING 30 NOVEMBER 2005 - 21 JANUARY 2006 Prompted by the fact that NLA's next door neighbours - Imagination - have, each Christmas, created a landmark festive decorations, this exhibition looks at the lighting of buildings and spaces in London both permanent and temporary. It will show how environments can be enhanced by lighting, our appreciation of architecture improved and our understanding of the city increased. |
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LONDON'S NEW HEALTHCARE ESTATE 10 OCTOBER 2005 - 12 NOVEMBER 2005 The A to Z of modern city homes will explain how the latest house types can answer the need for new homes in the capital. Starting with ‘A for Affordability’ through ‘M for Modular’ to ‘Z for Zero defects’ the exhibition will highlight the issues which are setting the London housing agenda. Exhibition produced by the Building Centre Trust. |
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IMPROVING LONDON’S PUBLIC REALM 12 SEPTEMBER 2005 - 8 OCTOBER 2005 London’s public realm comprises everything outside our front door: from pavements, bollards and street benches to great Georgian squares, Victorian streets and parks, modern roads and transport interchanges. |
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HOW MAJOR NEW PROJECTS ARE SHAPING FUTURE LONDON 7 JULY 2005 - 10 SEPTEMBER 2005 The next two decades will be a period of major change for London. Projections of growth in population and economic activity are driving increased provision of new homes and offices; public spending on schools, health care and public transport is at unprecedented levels. |
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