21 Nov 2014 (18:30 – 20:00)
London
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
From Greenwich to Battersea, the south bank of the Thames is currently being subjected to an unprecedented wave of property speculation. A riverside that was formerly dominated by the presence of industry is being transformed into a belt of luxury housing – much of it taking the form of buildings of significant height. What does this mean for the existing communities ranged along the river and what kind of skyline is it set to produce? The evening will seek to establish whether the changes to the riverside are a welcome sign of London’s status as a world city or if we are in danger of transforming the capital into Shanghai-on-Thames.
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