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Royal Institute of British Architects think tank discusses future of the Thames Gateway
15th June 2007
Should there be a longer-term vision for the Thames Gateway? Should we curb future development in the Thames Estuary and learn to embrace flooding?
As part of a broader programme of work by RIBA looking at the architectural response to climate change, Building Futures, the RIBA’s think tank, has unveiled its latest publication, Living with Water: Visions of a Flooded Future.
Living with Water: Visions of a Flooded Future considers the future of the development of the Thames Gateway and Estuary, looking at the likely impact flooding and increased flood risk will have, and the implications for design. The report aims to encourage further debate on the important issues of design, land-use and flood risk.
The publication brings together five essays from prominent commentators and futurologists. They each provide new understanding and insight into the discussion surrounding our evolving relationship with water, and highlight the necessity to inject greater long-term vision into the development of the Thames Gateway. The contributors are: Alan Cherry of Countryside Properties; David Price and Reg Ward (former CEO of the London Docklands Development Corporation); Kees van der Sande and Kiran Curtis of KCA Architects; Kim Wilkie of Kim Wilkie Associates, who is a member of the Landscape Institute; and Glen Moorley and Paul Ruff of Westminster University.
