Urban Planning in Berlin, London, Paris and Chicago 1910 and 2010

2010 #9 — Alternatives to Suburban Sprawl London p. 1
Woolwich Town Centre in South­East
London is an important area for growth.
It is well known as the former location
of the biggest ammunition factory of the
British Empire, the Royal Arsenal. The
area has become more attractive for
investment because of enhanced public
transport connections. A total of approximately
3,700 new units are planned on
the former factory site alone. A variety of
newly designed open spaces will make
Woolwich Town Centre more attractive
for pedestrians and stitch together old
and new parts of the urban fabric.
East / Witherford Watson Mann /
Gustafson Porter / Allies & Morrison
Woolwich Town Centre
Models for urban renaissance
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Project:
Woolwich Town Centre
(fig 1–3)
Client:
London Borough of
Greenwich / Greenwich
Waterfront Regeneration
Agency / GLA Group incl.
Design for London
Planning:
Framework Study (fig 1):
East Architecture
Landscape Urban
Design / Sergison Bates
Architects
Public Realm (fig 2 & 3):
Witherford Watson Mann
Architects / Gustafson
Porter
When:
2007–2012
Project:
Royal Arsenal
(fig 4)
Client:
London Borough of
Greenwich / GLA Group /
Berkely Homes
Architect:
Allies and Morrison
Architects
When:
Since 2008
1
Woolwich Framework:
urban regeneration
projects in Woolwich
Courtesy: East Architecture
Landscape Urban Design /
Sergison Bates Architects
2
Overview of public realm
to connect Woolwich
town centre with the
Royal Arsenal
development area
Courtesy: Witherford Watson
Mann Architects
3
Woolwich Town Centre:
new landscaping
Courtesy: Witherford Watson
Mann Architects
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3
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