Urban Jigsaw: public ‘crit’
Tuesday 1 March 2016 6.30 - 8pm
Sir Hugh Casson Room, The Keeper’s House, Royal Academy of Arts
Free, no booking required.
Hear the architects taking part in our ‘Urban Jigsaw’ project present their ongoing proposals for the creative reuse of London’s brownfield sites.
In July, the RA launched ‘Urban Jigsaw’ – an open call inviting architects to propose speculative uses for London’s unused brownfield sites. Following the first public 'crit' in November, at this event you’ll be able to see the proposals as they have developed over the intervening months and before they are presented at an exhibition opening in late April.
Each practice will present their ideas to an expert panel who will offer feedback and advice, alongside the opportunity for comments from the public audience.
Expert Panel
Suzanne Hall – Assistant Professor in Sociology and Senior Research Associate, LSE Cities
Robert Hewison – cultural historian, writer and consultant; Visiting Professor, Ruskin Centre Lancaster University
Stephen Musgrave – MD, Houghton Property Advisers LLP
Chaired by Owen Hopkins – Architecture Programme Curator, Royal Academy of Arts
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Make Good: Waterloo
“The continuing upward trend of rent prices … is forcing certain groups of people out of central London, including young artists and makers. To counter this we are proposing a live-work-teach environment including a central hub and a series of workshops on smaller brownfield sites [in and around Waterloo].”
Chetwoods
WELL-line
“Transforming London’s longest brownfield site, the underground Postal Railway, into a supply line linking a series of ‘wells’ built on brownfield sites to support and re-connect city-centre manufacturing, logistics and social enterprise.”
Atelier Kite
Hackney Kitchen
“Combining the space of a food market hall with compact affordable rental housing units … Hackney Kitchen is a new imaginary hybrid … it enables affordable living and promotes a sustainable urban food supply chain.”
Maccreanor Lavington and East
Future Justice
“We seek to convert potential land redundancy from outdated public functions into additional capacity directly accessible to the local community. Imminent reform of the justice system offers an opportunity to apply this approach to a sector with inherent potential to support the social infrastructure requirements which need to develop alongside London’s growth.”