The Community Chooses / [presented by] Alex Lifschutz.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Lifschutz, Alex, narrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architectural design--Great Britain.

Architectural design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file (29 minutes)).

Place of Publication:

London, England: Pidgeon Digital, 1995.

Summary:

This is the story of the design and realisation of a prize-winning social housing scheme by the young architects Lifschutz Davidson, for the local group Coin Street Community Builders Ltd., on London's South Bank, a few steps from the National Theatre. Working with the resident-to-be, a mixed population, Lifschutz Davidson achieved an environment in which anyone would be happy to live. Coin Street Community Builders Ltd. say of the project: "Beautiful new homes. Constructed to the highest standards, allocated to people in need, managed by the tenants, and with superb views over the Thames and a riverside park". Alex Lifschutz and Ian Davidson had worked respectively for Foster and Rogers before setting up in practice together in London. They built their glass-enclosed office on top of the Rogers office in Hammersmith, and at the time of this talk were working on the development of a former warehouse and the Oxo tower adjacent to the housing, to include shops, restaurants, workshops, etc. Having won the competition for the housing scheme (Broadwell by name) Lifschutz describes the flexible approach they took with the future tenants and how the design evolved accordingly.

Contents:

Alex Lifschutz

Aerial View Of Existing Buildings On The Site: Oxo Tower To Left, National Theatre To Far Right, IBM & LWT In Between

Nearby Tower Block

Cartoon Strips By The Architects

Aerial Perspective Of The Area By The Architects

Street - Side View Of The Houses

Park - Side Views Of Housing & Details

Overview Of Housing & Street Level View From The National Theatre

Tower Block, North Side

West Side View Of Houses & Detail

Top Of Tower Block

Tower Block Balconies

Tower Block & Oxo Tower Beyond

Flues For Fireplaces

Oxo Building Beyond The Housing.

Notes:

Title from publisher's website (viewed April 29, 2021).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.