
Our practice has been involved in London’s Olympic Legacy since the early days of London’s Olympic bid. The role continues today as architects and masterplanners for a significant component of East Bank, an important legacy outcome of the original Games investment. East Bank is a unique collaboration between cultural institutions, world-leading universities, local and global design talent, and the people of east London.
The exhibition explores the park – and how it came to be, the people who have been positively impacted by it, and the cultural and educational partners: UAL’s London College of Fashion, BBC, Sadler’s Wells, V&A and UCL. The project of putting on the exhibition provided us with a unique opportunity to study the origins of the legacy, map its outcomes today, and reflect on how architecture has played a role in a major civic project. Materials from our own work on the Olympic and Legacy Masterplans have been selected from our archive and included in the exhibition.
A ‘designers’ table’ in the exhibition features models, drawings, material samples and archival imagery from the architects and designers who have authored East Bank’s different buildings and spaces. There are contributions from O’Donnell+Toumey, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Buro Happold, LDA Design, Stanton Williams, Arquitecturia Camps Felip and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands. The exhibition has been commissioned by London Legacy Development Corporation and the Mayor of London.
East Bank: Creating a Cultural Quarter is on view Tues-Sat 10am-5pm, at the lower ground gallery at the London College of Fashion, 105 Carpenters Road, London E29 2AQ.
