Exclusive: AJ 40 under 40 talent on winning £8bn Thamesmead Waterfront team
Winner: Prior + Partners with Arup, and West 8; The Place Bureau; Alison Brooks Architects; Turner Works; Marc Koehler Architects; JA Projects; Schulze+Grassov; Soundings; Sage Culture; WorkWild; and London Wildlife Trust
A rising star practice showcased in the AJ 40 under 40 is on an eclectic winning team in Peabody and Lendlease’s £8 billion Thamesmead Waterfront development contest
East London-based JA Projects – founded by AJ 40 under 40 winner Jayden Ali – has been chosen to work on the enormous 100ha project as part of a team led by Prior + Partners, featuring West 8, Alison Brooks Architects, Turner Works and Marc Koehler Architects.
By Harry Holmes2021-04-09T11:02:00+01:00
With Covid and Brexit forcing the UK to re-examine its food security, ‘farm cities’ and towns, from Tokyo to Todmorden, could provide a sustainable model for communities to feed themselves
Tokyo is a king of modern-day mega cities. Majestic skyscrapers, a sophisticated transport network, and almost 40 million residents dwell within its urban sprawl. A triumphal metropolis, most certainly. A bucolic paradise… perhaps not.
But look a little closer and a more nuanced picture emerges. Nestled in among the skyscrapers and concrete avenues lies a potential blueprint for a modern form of sustainable agriculture. Unlike many nations that divide themselves between city and country, or urban and rural, Japan mixes the two in a patchwork of organic farms dotted throughout its cities.