Softening London's hardest edges
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The Architecture Foundation is using installation art to prompt debate about what action should be taken to improve the environment in Tower Hamlets, London, England, the poorest borough in the UK. Initiatives include using travelling performance art group Blast Theories to obtain public opinion and installing a public video booth made from British Telecommunications phone boxes outside a local supermarket. The Architecture Foundation has also selected five derelict or underused sites in the area and matched them with five architects and landscape design consultants.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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Public convenience? It's a funfair ride
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The Architecture Foundation seeks the views of local people in run-down areas of London, England, about how to improve the urban environment through its Architecture Foundation Roadshow. In Newham, for example, local people came up with a range of innovative ideas to improve disused Forest Gate public lavatories located at a characterless intersection. Architectural practice Fashion, Architecture, Today worked with artist Lucinda Rogers in this part of London, and the resulting work is currently being exhibited at the headquarters of the Architecture Foundation.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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Wheeling and dealing
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The South Bank area of London, England, has undergone a revival over recent years, with a number of buildings having been renovated and the area being made more attractive to pedestrians. There are plans for other attractions, including a Millennium ferris wheel. The South Bank Employers' Group is determined that this area will be one of the most pleasing in London, and significant progress has already been made with the introduction of new street furniture.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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