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News Archive - Dec/January 2010Unearthing London’s Forgotten Spaces FORGOTTEN SPACES is an ideas competition that highlights areas of left-over land in London and encourages innovative proposals for improving local communities. Launched by RIBA London in association with Design for London and the developer Qatari Diar, the competition is open to students, artists, designers and architects in Greater London. In the lead up to the Olympics, the drive to enhance public space and broaden local engagement is on the rise. Despite high demand for real estate in London, there still remain pockets of “estranged land”, says RIBA, which could be developed to provide improved links and amenities for local communities. Complementing the Mayor’s Great Spaces initiative, aimed at improving public realm across London, Forgotten Spaces seeks out under-used areas of London, the spaces that do not yet have a place in the minds and hearts of local communities and explores their possibilities. In most cases it is the people living and working locally who are best placed to pinpoint hidden sites and who can also outline the needs of the neighbouring area. Forgotten Spaces asks architects, artists, engineers and landscape designers living and working in Greater London to nominate an existing local site, build a case for what the community really needs and propose ideas for how this could be translated into a design scheme. The ‘forgotten space’could be small or large – a grassy verge, a wasteland, an unused car park, a derelict building or underpass or flyover. The proposal could be simple or complex, commercial or public, a piece of public art or a new building, the only requirement is that it answers a need in the area and serves a function for the local community. The competition is intended to provoke discussion amongst landowners, local authorities and investors across the London boroughs, say the organisers. “It will unearth places not previously regarded as profitable or worthy of development.” The competition brief is available at the RIBA London website and registration closes on 12 February. With cash prizes up to £5,000, the best proposals will be showcased in a public exhibition at The National Theatre starting in May. Details: www.architecture.com/ribalondon « |
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