A New Landmark for Aldgate: Exhibition
18 June - 4 July
Following an International design competition organised by The Architecture Foundation, a selection of entries to design a new landmark for Aldgate were displayed as part of the London Festival of Architecture 2010. Sited on the location of the historic Ald-Gate, the landmark will be a signal that the City welcomes its neighbours rather than tries to keep them out. Historically, Aldgate was known as ‘Ale-Gate', so called because it was the only gateway open to all.
2010 will mark the 250th anniversary of the destruction of the City gates; as such the new Aldgate landmark will celebrate openness, diversity and the City's role as an international trading centre. It will also help to define the identity of the rapidly changing Aldgate area and assist in its regeneration.
Projects were exhibited at the exhibition by the practices below:
BIOTA
Cassion Castle Architects, Sandy Rendel Architects, Structure Workshop
Claire Mookerjee, Mat Treibner
DONIS - Shortlisted
Douglas And King Architects
Foster Lomas Architects - Shortlisted
HLM Architects
Juan Alfonso Galan Arquitecto - Shortlisted
Kohki Hiranuma Architect & Associates Co,.Ltd.
Ludovico Lombardi
Michan Architectural Practice
Naga Architects
NORMAL - Shortlisted
Sou Fujimoto Architects - Shortlisted
Urban Design Skills, with Hakan Agca
Image: Vertical Forest - Sou Fujimoto Architects
Venue
St Botolphs-without-Aldgate church, Aldgate High Street, London, EC3N 1AB
Opening Hours
Monday - Saturday: 10am-6pm.
Sunday:
12pm-6pm
Free Entry