Nine Elms on the South Bank is hosting a series of events throughout June as part of London Festival of Architecture (LFA).
Three out of four days of the showcase will take place on the site of Battersea Power Station, with the other taking place in Ballymore’s Embassy Gardens Marketing Suite.
There will be tours around the a walk past building site at Battersea Power Station, or alternatively, a visit to the roof of the Embassy Gardens marketing suite. There will also be two architectural walks around Nine Elms on the South Bank.
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
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
- 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: Repeat of 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
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
Booking now. The architects I work at wrote the conservation plan for this wonderful building but I never have had the chance to go inside.