Groundbreakers | Hidden architectures of change in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Events

Groundbreakers | Hidden architectures of change in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Our panel have been involved in the Groundbreakers project mapping the history of the Park site and will discuss how they have broken with the conventional, conservationist approach to heritage and place making vis a vis the built environment in favour of an archaeology of the present. This has been focussed around tracing the changing entanglements of the human and non-human elements which have shaped the landscape of the site in the past and present and their bearing on its future.

In terms of the future, we will be looking at some of the deepening spatial injustices consequent on the accelerated gentrification in east London triggered by 2012 Olympics (its unintended hard legacy), and the potential impact of the ongoing climate and public health emergencies on front line communities living in East London. Panellists: Juliet Davis (Cardiff University), Bob Gilbert (Livingmaps Network), Jim Clifford (University of Saskatchewan) and Clare Melhuish (UCL Urban Lab) Chair: Phil Cohen (Livingmaps Network).’

Time & date

Wednesday 15 June
6:30pm - 8pm

Location

Online

Tickets

Free
Book tickets

More info

For your visit

Community

Royal Docks Learning & Activity Centre

RDLAC has spent 50 years serving the North Woolwich community, from after-school clubs to conservation projects.

North Woolwich
View on map

Food & Drink

Yi-Ban

This Chinese restaurant occupies a floor of the London Regatta Centre overlooking the Docks, meaning diners can plane-watch over a plate of dim sum.

Royal Albert Dock
View on map

New Arrival

Business

Expressway London

Expressway is a community of almost 200 thriving businesses facing onto Royal Victoria Dock. Recognised as a place where creative enterprises, SMEs and start ups can flourish, no two of their businesses are alike but all are like minded.

Royal Victoria Dock
View on map