A quick guide to shaping London Tobias Goevert Mexico City 13 th April 2010
LONDON
Design for London Fine mix Central London
London today
Greater London Authority (re-)created in 2000
London s population, 1801-2016 800,000 new people expected in the next 15 years
x20 With density levels of 1980s we would need to fill up 20 times the area of Hyde Park, London s best know park.
Big green
Mostly housing
Major centres
Boris Johnson elected 2008
The London Plan Draft 2009
+ Transport for London The Mayor s Agencies
The Mayor of London s opportunity areas
The London Plan housing density policy
Public Transport Accessibility Level (PTAL) map
Our role in shaping London
Plan of Sir Christopher Wren for the rebuilding of the centre after the great fire of 1666 a planned vision
What has actually been built London!
it s all focused on physical projects
WHAT WE DO A B C public space and green infrastructure area change London wide design + spatial initiatives
WHAT WE DO A public space and green infrastructure Encouraging improved public space across the capital through initiatives that champion and drive forward high quality public space, targeted design advice and feasibility funding, and a programme of investments in green and grey infrastructure.
Small scale intervention over a wide area Large scale intervention/ corridors Comprehensive exemplar public realm improvements London s Great Outdoors
Streetscape Guidance Streetscape Guidance
Gillette Square
East London Green Grid
5 th Studio / Latz + Partners Lea River Park
WHAT WE DO B A area change masterplan-led approach to inform development strategies for areas of change and opportunity, working, ongoing with key partners including boroughs, land owners, TfL, Crossrail etc to shape successful places and ensure the highest level of design quality.
Design for London Area Change in East London
2012 Olympic Games Excel Centre + Crossrail London City Airport Canary Wharf Millennium Dome Five brave developments have escalated the momentum for growth`
1986 2006 2012 2026 Population growth
1986 2006 2012 2026 Population growth
1986 2006 2012 2026 Population growth
1986 2006 2012 2026 Population growth
The Lower Lea Valley
Planning Framework 2007
Olympic Masterplan
Royal Docks Today
Royal Docks A dynamic Masterplan
Urban Strategies Olympic Festival
WHAT WE DO C Spatial * * * * * London wide design + spatial initiatives and design contribution to London Plan and related strategy development work, including green space geography and protection, industrial land, Outer London Commission etc. Mayor s Design Advisory Panel. Design for London will set up, administer and manage the panel and the outer Forum Policy work including Housing Design Guide, Designing for a new climate and Inclusive design work Promotion of Mayor s Commitment to design quality and promotion of London Urban Design London, a network organisation that provides training and support to local authorities and GLA Group.
Policy Work
Mayors Design Advisory Panel
Promoting design quality
UDL training
6 key principles and spatial strategies
1. do plan review 2. Use the best 3. Have a view 4. plan ahead 5. Grow a network 6. Adjust carefully 7. Tight and slack
Deptford North Lewisham
Lewisham Opportunity Areas Deptford Opportunity Area
Plough Way Surrey Canal Road Oxestalls Road Convoys Wharf Giffin Street Development Sites Lewisham Gateway
1. do plan review 2. Use the best 3. Have a view 4. plan ahead 5. Grow a network 6. Adjust carefully 7. Tight and slack
North Lewisham Links
East Kender Triangle, Hatcham Park (under construction)
1. do plan review 2. Use the best 3. Have a view 4. plan ahead 5. Grow a network 6. Adjust carefully 7. Tight and slack
Deptford Creekside Charrette
Deptford Creekside Plan
1. do plan review 2. Use the best 3. Have a view 4. plan ahead 5. Grow a network 6. Adjust carefully 7. Tight and slack
? Someone bad? Seager Distillery
1. do plan review 2. Use the best 3. Have a view 4. plan ahead 5. Grow a network 6. Adjust carefully 7. Tight and slack
West 8 Herzog de Meuron Maxwan Maccreanor Lavington Stanton Williams East Sergison Bates EDAW Peter Beard Allies and Morrison Stephen Taylor Latz und Partners Foreign Office Architects Jurlink and Geluk Van Heyningen + Haward Witherford Watson Mann Florian Beigel KCAP J+L Gibbons Muf Dixon Jones John McAslan Urban Practitioners Tim Ronalds Peter Ahrends Gross Max Rick Mather Meadowcroft Griffin Urhan Jan Gehl S333 Pringle Richards Sharratt Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Zaha Hadid
1. do plan review 2. Use the best 3. Have a view 4. plan ahead 5. Grow a network 6. Adjust carefully 7. Tight and slack
Streetscape Guidance Kerbs matter
1. do plan review 2. Use the best 3. Have a view 4. plan ahead 5. Grow a network 6. Adjust carefully 7. Tight and slack
define project priorities
1. do plan review 2. Use the best 3. Have a view 4. plan ahead 5. Grow a network 6. Adjust carefully 7. Tight and slack
Dalston
John McAslan et al 06 Dalston Junction Interchange
muf/j+l Gibbons 2009 Making Space in Dalston
Stakeholder mapping
Public Space Mapping
Eastern Curve Nature Reserve
1. do plan review 2. Use the best 3. Have a view 4. plan ahead 5. Grow a network 6. Adjust in context
Woolwich
Woolwich Transport Hub
Development sites
LDA Royal Arsenal site
Allies + Morrison 2009 Royal Arsenal, the Warren Masterplan
Allies + Morrison /A&Q Building 10, Royal Arsenal
Woolwich M100PSP WWMA Woolwich Bus Priority
A 206 Supercrossing
What next?
CO2 Emission Targets
Low Carbon Economy
A Green Enterprise District?
Outer London
London s High Streets
Do Cities grow in lines or dots?
Final thoughts
Muchas gracias