Hear from the scheme’s designers and focus on London’s newest schemes.
This one-day event, which will form part of the Garden Museum’s High Line Symposium, will pack a wealth of inspiration and information into a few hours. A celebration of the huge achievement of Joshua David and Robert Hammond, the founders of the High Line who rescued this railway line from demolition and created New York’s ‘park in the sky’, it will also focus on London’s green infrastructure.
The Landscape Institute is organising this special event as part of the Garden Museum’s High Line Symposium. It will: tell the story of the High Line; announces the winner of the High Line for London Green Infrastructure Ideas Competition; debate the case for investing in green infrastructure; highlight the enduring legacy of the Olympic venues which have made a huge contribution to the promotion of green infrastructure; and offer an insight into three of London’s newest schemes including the development of Nine Elms on the south bank, the American Embassy and Wandle Valley Regional Park.
A limited number of tickets for this event are available at a special price for Landscape Institute members at £85-00; non-members £140-00. Book now.
The programme is as follows:
10-00 Registration
The High Line, New York and Announcement of the Winner
10-30 Introduction – Christopher Woodward, Director, Garden Museum
10-35 The High Line – Joshua David and Robert Hammond, founders
11-20 Questions
11-30 A High Line for London Green Infrastructure Ideas Competition
Announcement of the Winner
Green Infrastructure – the Case for Investment
11-50 The Mayor of London’s commitment to green infrastructure
The All London Green Grid – Matthew Pencharz, Mayoral Advisor on Environment
12-00 The Private Sector and Business Improvement Districts
Nigel Hughes, Director Planning and Environment, Grosvenor
12-10 The Economic Evidence for Investing in the Environment
Tom Butterworth, Senior Advisor, Natural England
12-25 The Local Authority Case for Investment
Kate Pinnock and Ross Ingham, Directors, Ingham Pinnock
12-40 Questions
1-00 Lunch
Inspiring a Generation – the Role of the Olympic Venues
2-00 Lessons from the Olympic Park
David Thompson, Landscape Architect, LDA Design
2-15 The Green Infrastructure Legacy from the Olympic Park
Phil Askew, Project Sponsor Parklands & Public Realm, London Legacy Development Corporation
2-30 The Green Infrastructure Legacy around Weymouth Bay
Jacqui Stearn, Principal Advisor, Natural England
Major New Developments in the Capital
2-45 The US Embassy in Nine Elms
3-00 Nine Elms
Helen Fisher, Programme Director, Nine Elms
3-15 The Wandle Valley
Nic Durston, National Trust and Chair of the Wandle Valley Regional Park Trust
3-30 Green Infrastructure
Preview of a major new publication from the Landscape Institute
3-40 Tea
