Large Scale Urban Property Regeneration In London

VENUE: Battersea, London
DATE: Wednesday 20 May 2020
TIME: 1.50pm to 5.10pm

An iconic 1980’s photograph of a hard-hatted Margaret Thatcher

operating a digger, documents the PM endorsing a multi-million
pound resurrection of the decommissioned Battersea Power
Station, a project led by the, then, Alton Towers owner, John
Broome, into the ‘world’s greatest theme park’. Along with other
initiatives to follow, this was to be a victim of the vagaries of
economics.

Despite close proximity to Central London, lands bordering
south of the Thames between Vauxhall and Chelsea bridges,
including the Power Station itself, were destined to languish for
several further decades, a hinterland of light industry and semidereliction.
In 2008, the US State Department reached agreement
with developer Ballymore, for the acquisition of a site in the Nine
Elms Opportunity Area within the borough of Wandsworth, for
the establishment of a new Embassy. This proved the catalyst
required to spur this stretch of the river, into what many now
acknowledge as ‘Europe’s biggest regeneration project’. Pass
through the area today and you face construction and renewal on
all sides.

This course involves a walking tour of Vauxhall, Nine Elms and
Battersea.

The learning outcomes of this course provide an understanding of:
• An appreciation of the complexity of urban regeneration
• Understanding of mixed use developments
• An explanation of synergy provided by individual developments
to other developments
• The relevance of a sense of space and place in design

Course Costs

• The standard price for a half day course is £105.00
• For Individual and Organisations booking three or more half day courses at one time can obtain the courses for £90.00 each course as a multirate discount
• For APC candidates/Retired attendees/Apprenticeship rate - the price is £70.00 per course