The Towers Debate: Does London need more tall
buildings?
NLA, Centre for London and LSE public debate
Date: Monday 2 June 2014
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Peacock
Theatre, Portugal Street
Speakers: Nicholas
Boys Smith, Paul Finch, Piers Gough,
Simon
Jenkins, Rowan Moore, Tony Travers
Respondent: Nicky
Gavron
There
are now proposals for over 230 new tall buildings to be built in London over
the next decade, 80 per cent of which are residential. As London’s population
continues to expand, is this high-rise vision of London's future the right one
for our city and its people?
Kicking
off the London Festival of Architecture 2014 programme, Centre for London, the
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and New London
Architecture (NLA) host a public discussion to debate the motion 'London needs
many more tall buildings'.
Nicholas
Boys Smith is director of Create Streets.
Paul
Finch is programme director of the World Architecture Festival.
Nicky
Gavron is chair of the Planning Committee at the London Assembly.
Piers
Gough is partner at CZWG Architects.
Simon
Jenkins is chairman of the National Trust.
Riz
Lateef is the main presenter on BBC London News.
Rowan
Moore is architecture critic for The Observer.
Tony
Travers is director of LSE London.
This
event is open to all but a ticket is required. LSE students and staff are
able to collect one ticket per person from the NAB SU shop from 10am on
Thursday 22 May. These tickets are available on a first come, first serve
basis. If LSE students or staff have any queries about the event
please emailevents@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.
For
members of the public tickets cost £7 and can be booked at the NLA website. If any members of the public
have queries about purchasing tickets they should contact the NLA.
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