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London Publication Launch & Roundtable

Wednesday 2 November 2011, 6.30-8.30 pm
The Showroom, 63 Penfold Street, London NW8 8PQ
Tel: 020 7724 4300, E-mail: info@theshowroom.org

 

On the occasion of the launch of the Anatomy of a Street publication, a roundtable discussion will focus on plans and perspectives for Church Street in London Westminster, an area under major transformation, addressing questions related to urban regeneration, the role of internal borders and isolation in the preservation of neighbourhood character, social cohesion and local economy.

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Edwin Heathcote

Church and King

The point where Church Street spills into the roaring Roman Road of Edgware appears an exemplar of urban dysfunction and a crushing critique of London’s particular brand of anti-urbanism. Yet, this is a cityscape of infinite complexity, one of the most perfect ciphers for the contemporary city in which globalisation informs the street in every conceivable way.

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Eszter Steierhoffer & Levente Polyák

Anatomy of a Street: an introduction

Welcoming Cities 

The London Festival of Architecture’s theme, ‘Welcoming Cities’, is open to a variety of interpretations: of cities welcoming the Olympic Games, as well as cities welcoming initiatives, diversity and eventually conflict. The Anatomy of a Street project poses the question somewhat differently: what if large-scale cultural or sporting events affect cities in far more diverse ways than we expect?

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