In 1996, with an influx of both investment and people to the area, the London Borough of Southwark sought to address the quality of its public realm.
It approached The Architecture Foundation to assist with an open submission competition in which seven design teams were selected to produce practical proposals for the improvement of public space across the borough:
Southwark Street (muf)
St. Christopher's House (Florian Beigel Architects and Daniel Buren)
Bankside Riverside (Patel Taylor and Groupe Signes)
Colechurch House (Eric Parry Associates)
Borough High Street (East)
Potters' Field (Kathryn Gustafsson)
Elephant & Castle (Pierre d'Avoine and Dewhurst MacFarlane)
Bricklayers Arms Roundabout (Southwark Building Design Service).
Public consultation days were organised and the design proposals were exhibited in a transformed, disused car-wash on Southwark Street. Its success resulted in four built schemes completed by East Architects , Eric Parry Associates, muf architecture/art and Patel Taylor.
In partnership with
London Borough of Southwark
Government Office for London
Supported by
Railtrack
DDS
The Hire Man
London Docklands Development Corporation