Overview

Design for London is the product of a unique experiment in urban planning, design and strategic thinking. Set up in 2006 by then-Mayor Ken Livingstone and his Architectural Advisor Richard Rogers, the brief for the team was “to think about London, what made London unique and how it could be made better.” At the time, large-scale state investment was often not an option, and political consensus was fragmented. In addition, cities, by their nature, are fashioned through complex negotiation and deal making that involves many different stakeholders with different agendas. All of these factors complicated the assignment—and made the resulting projects and ideas more interesting. This book aims to provide an engaging account of the strategic approaches and work of Design for London. It outlines how key projects such as the London Olympics, public space programmes, high street regeneration and greening programs were managed.  

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Author:   Peter Bishop ,  Lesley Lesley Williams
Publisher:   UCL Press
Imprint:   UCL Press
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9781787358966

ISBN 10:   1787358968
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   10 December 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Figures Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Foreword: Strategies for a Global City, Ken Livingstone Foreword: London, a City of Beauty, a City for its Citizens, Richard Rogers Introduction: Urban Interventions in a Time of Rapid Global Change, Peter Bishop 1. London the Unique City – The Establishment of the Architecture and Urbanism Unit, Peter Bishop, Lara Kinneir and Mark Brearley 2. Design for London – An interesting but short life, Peter Bishop, Lara Kinneir and Mark Brearley 3. High Street Places – Doing a lot with a little, Tobi Goevert and Adam Towle 4. Housing – How on earth did we pull that off? Richa Mukhtia 5. Peopled Landscapes, Peter Bishop 6. Opportunism on a grand scale – Using the Olympics as a catalyst for change, Peter Bishop, Eleanor Fawcett and Esther Everett 7. Selling the Story – Promotion, publicity and procurement, Peter Bishop, Eva Herr and Isabel Allen 8. Conclusions, Peter Bishop Index

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Peter Bishop is Professor of Urban Design at The Bartlett School of Architecture and the founding partner of Bishop & Williams Ltd. Between 2006 and 2011 he was Director of Design for London, the Mayor’s architecture think-tank and design studio. He is a fellow of University College London and the RIBA, and an adviser to the city of Goyang in Korea and on major regeneration projects in London, Sydney and Riyadh. Lesley Williams is Partner at Bishop & Williams Ltd.

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