The exhibition will explore some of the Capital’s key regeneration
projects and their impact on the city’s inhabitants
2nd June – 23rd August
Roca London Gallery will host a photographic exhibition during the London Festival of Architecture,
exploring some of the Capital’s key regeneration projects and their impact on the city’s inhabitants.
exploring some of the Capital’s key regeneration projects and their impact on the city’s inhabitants.
Entitled Regenerating Capital, the exhibition will explore the impact regeneration has on green spaces,
small businesses, local communities and valued buildings while supporting an increasing population,
world-leading financial growth and an international profile.
small businesses, local communities and valued buildings while supporting an increasing population,
world-leading financial growth and an international profile.
Twelve photographers from different backgrounds have been invited to contribute their interpretations
and ideas on the delicate yet near-crucial balancing acts between change and growth; and the inner
health of the city of London.
and ideas on the delicate yet near-crucial balancing acts between change and growth; and the inner
health of the city of London.
With an area of just 1,572km2, London is the most densely populated region in the UK. Its population
has increased eightfold within the last two centuries to over eight million; and is predicted to swell
to nine million by 2020. The city has no other choice than to strive to keep pace with this evolution,
in order to provide Londoners with better housing, environment and economic environments.
has increased eightfold within the last two centuries to over eight million; and is predicted to swell
to nine million by 2020. The city has no other choice than to strive to keep pace with this evolution,
in order to provide Londoners with better housing, environment and economic environments.
In response, the Capital has been undergoing an urban renaissance over the last two decades,
booming with regeneration programmes such as those at Stratford, Elephant and Castle and
King’s Cross.
booming with regeneration programmes such as those at Stratford, Elephant and Castle and
King’s Cross.
But in the past, regeneration projects haven’t always been successful in the longer term.
The Heygate Housing Estate in Elephant and Castle, for example, built in the 1970s,
is due for demolition and will be replaced over the next 15 years by nearly 3,000 new homes
and 160,000 sq ft of retail space. Have we learned the lessons these short-lived
schemes have taught us?
The Heygate Housing Estate in Elephant and Castle, for example, built in the 1970s,
is due for demolition and will be replaced over the next 15 years by nearly 3,000 new homes
and 160,000 sq ft of retail space. Have we learned the lessons these short-lived
schemes have taught us?
The exhibition, which is free to visit and open to all, will provide a fascinating insight
into how the Capital is coping with the impacts of dramatic shifts within its demography,
economy, inhabitants, ecology and beyond.
into how the Capital is coping with the impacts of dramatic shifts within its demography,
economy, inhabitants, ecology and beyond.
Roca London Gallery
Station Court, Townmead Road, London, SW6 2PY
Tel.: 020 7610 9503
Email: info.londongallery@roca.net
2nd June – 23rd August
Monday - Friday 9:00 - 17.30.
Saturday 11:00 - 17:00.
Last Tuesday of every month until 20:00.
Monday - Friday 9:00 - 17.30.
Saturday 11:00 - 17:00.
Last Tuesday of every month until 20:00.
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