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Wanted:
designs for mall revamp
A DESIGN competition is being launched this week to
find fresh ideas for the redevelopment of Archway’s run-down
mall.
Residents are being asked to submit ideas that will transform
the bleak, windswept mall, with its closed-down shops and 16-storey
tower block.
The competition is being run by the Better Archway Forum (BAF),
a community group with members in Camden and Islington. It is
unhappy with the work produced so far by professionals at Islington
Council, which plans to redevelop the area. BAF hopes to draw
on the talents of local architects and urban designers. The
winning ideas from the competition will be integrated into a
community-based master plan.
There are two categories in the competition – under-16s
and over-16s – and submissions can be written or drawn
on no more than four sheets of A1 paper or presented in the
form of a model.
Prizewinners in each category will receive £100, with
a runners-up prize of £50.
BAF is working in conjunction with the architecture department
of London Metropolitan University in Holloway, Simon Kaufman,
of Terry Farrell and Partners, Space Syntax, Meadowcraft Griffin
and Arcadiam Associates.
BAF chairwoman Kate Calvert said: “What we want to see
from the competition are key thoughts which could make a difference.
We aren’t necessarily looking for fully-worked-up schemes.
The winner might have an overlooked detail, which could prove
the tipping point for a scheme, or the outline for a new approach
which isn’t yet in the mainstream.”
Submissions should be sent to Archway Design Competition, Hargrave
Park School, Hargrave Park N19 5NH. Entries can be delivered
personally between 8.30am and 5pm. Entries must be received
at the school no later than 5pm on Thursday, March 23. |
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