The proposals in London of the Future aim to predict and prescribe
how the metropolis might be governed, organized, and designed in
years to come and to provoke debate among planners, architects, and
developers. Over the course of eighteen essays, experts in various
fields - engineering, urbanism, architecture, manufacturing,
futurology, journalism, and more - examine possibilities for
reimagining and improving many aspects of the city. These writers
consider changes both radical and minor that could shape London
into a more resilient city and a fairer, healthier place to live.
The architectural commentator Peter Murray provides an engaging
introduction. Discussing some of the more interesting and, in some
cases, eccentric proposals of the earlier book, he paves the way
for an entirely new and up-to-date collection of ideas for the
twenty-first century and beyond. The architectural critic and
consultant Hugh Pearman ponders the dangers and uses of prediction
while proposing that London be improved and made more liveable,
rather than expanded and developed. The architect Carolyn Steel
continues the focus on making the city a more pleasant place to
live by discussing the future of its food supplies, considering the
place of farming within the city's boundaries to spearhead urban
renewal in a newly environmental age. The engineer Roma Agrawal
advocates increasing cross-disciplinary understanding in the
building and engineering world so that tomorrow's engineers can be
curious without boundaries. Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of
the architectural practice Grafton interrogate the meaning of
permanence, and what London's inhabitants will need from their
buildings, and the urbanist Kat Hanna discusses the future of two
of London's identities: the Central Business District and the
Financial Services Hub. Mark Brearley, an architect and proprietor
of a long-established London manufacturer, writes on the subject of
the local high street and how the city is strengthened by these
social, commercial hubs. Gillian Darley, a writer and historian,
looks at the future of heritage, and how the city's past can be
conserved and contribute towards its future. Sarah Ichioka is an
environmental and social consultant, and her approach focuses on
the climate emergency and natural solutions to make the city more
resilient. The architect Indy Johar puts forward radical ideas
about the shift that is required of all London's inhabitants if the
city is to transform itself for the future, and Smith Mordak, an
architect and engineer with Buro Happold, advocates for large
infrastructural changes for sustainability. The cultural
practitioner and writer Yasmin Jones-Henry, meanwhile, advocates
for the value of cultural activities, powered by diversity, while
the theatre director Jude Kelly calls for London's broadly
inclusive cultural past to be put at the centre of future plans,
and imagines a place for AI in that future. Dame Baroness Lawrence,
a campaigner who has promoted reforms in the police service, uses
housing, education, policing, and racial equality to put forward
her vision for a more equitable London. The journalist Anna Minton
sets the extraordinarily high values of property in certain areas
of the city against the crisis of social housing and the poor
quality of low-income housing and asks how the problem of housing
inequality can be solved. The architect Claire Bennie also examines
how housing can be made fairer and available to more people. The
futurologist Mark Stevenson, meanwhile, imagines a commercial,
building-focused solution to the problem of climate change, while
the journalist Tony Travers imagines London's future in relation to
its survival of past crises. Neal Shashore, an architectural
historian, focuses on the approach to educating future designers of
the capital, to champion inclusivity and focus on the needs of
people and communities. As part of the London Society's growing
role to campaign for a better London, the proposals in this book
aim to influence the discourse of politicians and local authorities
and to provoke debate among architects, developers, and planners.
But it will also provide food for thought more generally, in a
world where change will be required of everyone.
General
Imprint: |
Merrell Publishers Ltd
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Introduction by: |
Peter Murray
|
Dimensions: |
245 x 180mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-85894-710-5 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-85894-710-3 |
Barcode: |
9781858947105 |
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