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London Festival of Architecture 2014 at
Nine Elms on the South Bank
- Events at Battersea Power Station,
Embassy Gardens and Riverlight -
[London: 5 June
2014] Nine Elms on the South Bank is hosting a series of
events throughout June as part of London Festival of
Architecture (LFA). The core event will be an architectural
showcase from 19–22 June which will bring together the many
iconic developments in the Nine Elms area. A programme of
talks for pre-registered guests, at 11am and 2pm each day
and architectural walks will allow interested members of the
public to discover how the area will change over the coming
years.
Three out of four days of the showcase will
take place on the site of one of London’s most iconic
buildings, Battersea Power Station, with the other taking
place in Ballymore’s Embassy Gardens Marketing Suite.
Models, architectural drawings, videos and CGIs of the
developments across the Nine Elms on the South Bank area
will be on display, demonstrating the truly exceptional
nature of architecture in the area.
The
showcase is part of a larger programme of Nine Elms on the
South Bank activity for this year’s London Festival of
Architecture taking place from 10-26 June. The Berkeley
Group are hosting a number of tours and visits where the
designs for St James’ Riverlight and two Albert Embankment
schemes, Merano Residences and The Corniche by Rogers Stirk
Harbour + Partners and Foster + Partners respectively, will
be discussed. In
addition to hosting the Nine Elms Architectural Showcase,
Battersea Power Station will also be marking the launch of
‘The Placebook’ which
takes a close look at how to evolve a derelict industrial
site into flagship placemaking fit for the twenty-first
century.
Nine Elms on the South Bank represents one of
the most significant changes to the London skyline in
generations and is one of the largest regeneration projects
in Europe, with over 30 schemes either in planning or in
construction across more than 480 acres. The showcase takes
its influence from this year’s LFA theme of ‘Capital’,
looking at how the area will contribute to London:
transforming underutilised industrial land into an
attractive new district to live, work and play, creating a
rich cultural hub; building a partnership of international
architects, construction firms and designers in Nine Elms
and attracting huge amounts of inward investment to London.
On 19, 20 and 22 June, pre-registered attendees
will arrive at Battersea Power Station at either 11am or 2pm
to be led through the site and offered information on the
history of the Power Station. They will then be taken to
The Pavilion where models, architectural drawings and CGIs
will be on display with spectacular views of both Battersea
Power Station and the river Thames. On 21 June, the showcase
will be alternatively held at Ballymore’s Embassy Gardens
Marketing Suite, which hosts a breath-taking rooftop
terrace. Here visitors will see plans for the new landmark
riverside neighbourhood, adjacent to the new US Embassy and
at the heart of the new linear park. Architects and
developers will be on hand across the four days to answer
questions about their designs, in a programme of talks and
tours across the four day showcase.
On Friday 20 June Vauxhall One will lead two
architectural walks around Nine Elms on the South Bank at
11am and 2pm. The walks will last 1½ hours taking in the
developing area of Nine Elms and Vauxhall, starting at
Battersea Power Power Station, past the new US Embassy and
on to the new Damien Hirst Gallery near Lambeth Bridge.
How
to secure tickets:
Those wishing to attend the talks or walks must register
their interest by sending their contact details and their
attendance preferences by email to nineelmsonthesouthbank@thecommunicationgroup.co.uk.
While the event is free to attend, spaces will be allocated
on a first
come first serve basis, and
admittance will not be granted to those not on the list.
The Programme:
Thursday 19 June
· 11am
– 1pm: The
Missing Link - Erect
Architects, J&L Gibbons Landscape Architects and Vauxhall
One talk
through plans for the Public Realm across Vauxhall
· 2
- 4pm: KPF architects
present their vision for One
Nine Elms, an integral part of the Vauxhall Tall Towers
cluster, reaching 60 storeys at its highest point
Venue: Battersea Power
Station, 188 Kirtling St, London SW8 5BN
Friday 20 June
· 11am
– 1pm: Wandsworth and Lambeth Council Planning
teams discuss Nine Elms and Vauxhall from a local council
perspective
· 2
- 4pm: A
talk from Foster + Partners’ on
the architecture of Phase 3, Battersea Power Station and The
Electric Boulevard, a new High Street for London.
Venue: Battersea Power
Station, 188 Kirtling St, London SW8 5BN
· 11am
– 12.30pm: Vauxhall One lead
a talking tour of Nine Elms on the South Bank. Commencing at
Battersea Power Station, the tour will finish at the Garden
Museum at Lambeth Bridge
· 2pm
– 3.30pm: Vauxhall One as
above
Saturday 21 June
· 11am
– 1pm: Arup
Associates talk
through their plans for Embassy
Gardens – the
residential community surrounding the new US Embassy
· 2pm
– 4pm: Hyland Edgar Driver Landscape Architects present
plans for the Linear Park and their Public Realm Design
Guide for Nine Elms
Venue: Embassy
Gardens Marketing Suite, Nine
Elms Lane, London SW8 5BL
Sunday 22 June
· 11am
– 1pm: SOM
Architects will
present the plans for the redevelopment of New Covent Garden
Market on behalf of Vinci,
St Modwen and Covent
Garden Market Authority
· 2
- 4pm: Rolfe-Judd present
their plans for Nine
Elms Point (Sainsbury’s
Nine Elms)
Venue: Battersea Power
Station, 188 Kirtling St, London SW8 5BN
Visit for
the latest details.
www.nineelmslondon.com/lfa
About Nine Elms on the South Bank:
Nine Elms on the
South Bank is the £15 billion opportunity area between
Lambeth Bridge and Chelsea Bridge, and is one of the largest
regeneration projects in Europe. The area will be
transformed from one of the capital’s last remaining
industrial districts into a world-class destination right in
the heart of London. Underutilised industrial land is making
way for new public squares, parks, schools, Tube stations,
homes, and businesses, which will drive growth and create
jobs and homes. It will become a strikingly modern addition
to the cityscape and a new centre for culture on London’s
South Bank.
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