MOOO architecture design competition has placed a call for architects, landscape architects etc. to explore the notion of POPS – ‘Privately Owned Public Spaces’ – and their potential within the city of London in a new competition, with standard entry closing 2 April and Last Minute 2nd Jun, while fees apply.
MOOO writes:
Privatisation of public land is a growing phenomenon in cities such as London. More and more communal spaces are being sold to public bodies or developers, resulting in them becoming the primary makers of modern cities. This transformation has been giving rise to privately owned public spaces (POPS), a term to describe spaces open to the public, formed from deals between the city and the developer in return for zoning concessions. The areas around King’s Cross current development is one of the 50 POPSs in Central London…..
Known for its rich history and unique location of converging roads, river and rail; the King’s Cross redevelopment is one of the largest currently undertaken in London….
The Coal Drops Yard is the latest attraction to the King’s Cross redevelopment. The coming of the railway has made King’s Cross the hub of imported goods: potatoes, furniture, tobacco and more. The most vital of these goods was coal, and the CDY was its coal store. These unusual buildings contain its colourful history from coal store to warehousing, glass bottle manufacturing, to an ecstasy-filled club scene until the late 2000s…..
We call for architects, landscape architects, interior designers, product designers, urban thinkers and individual designers to explore the notion of POPS and their potential within the city of London.
All designers are asked to study this particular interest using the site of the courtyard at Coal Drops Yard, London. Using the CDY as an example will give insight to POPS’s exploration potential because it is one of the relatively new ones in the city. It is also one of the largest POPS and multi-purpose event spaces in London, which unfortunately can often be left vacant during weekdays….
The first design requirement is to design an event in the celebration (or not) of POPS across London….
The other two drawings will illustrate your design for the intervention specific to the CDY site in more detail.
- Early Bird Entry: 12th Nov 2019 – 2nd Feb 2020 – 11:59pm (GMT)
- Standard Entry: 2nd Feb – 2nd Apr 2020 – 11:59pm (GMT)
- Last Minute Entry: 2nd Apr – 2nd Jun 2020 – 11:59pm (GMT)
- Registration Deadline: 2nd Jun 2020 – 11:59pm (GMT)
- Submission Deadline: 9th Jun 2020 – 11:59pm (GMT)
Fees apply.
For further details see the MOOO Architecture website
