Potemkin Theatre , 2019 by Maich Swift
- Credit: Antepavilion
Ever since Julius Caesar invaded Albion in AD 43 and set about rebuilding and regulating Londinium, there has existed a tension between a landowner’s right to build what they like, and the authorities attempts to regulate them.
Planning laws since this time have steadily accumulated, leading to regulations that increasingly seek to control and regulate everything from the size of a building, its architectural style and even material.
Planning regulations are commonly held then to be a bad thing, as laws that stop us doing what we want, from choosing to paint your house a zany colour to extending your home, are clearly resented by all.
Jaimie Shorten’s sharks now installed at City Road Basin.
- Credit: Polly Hancock
Hoxton s singing sharks have found a new temporary home at Islington Boat Club in the City Road Basin.
The large singing fibre-glass sharks were removed from Regent’s Canal in Hoxton last year after Hackney council requested a last-minute injunction granted by the High Court.
Architect Jamie Shorten, who designed the sharks, said: I am happy to see all five of the sharks free and together again and in their natural environment, which is Islington.
Architect Jaimie Shorten s art installation was the winning design in the world renowned Antepavilion competition last year.
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A canal path
- Credit: The Ramblers
Walking charity The Ramblers have urged London’s next mayor to create six new walking routes across London.
The proposals included the Forgotten Rivers route, which reveals rivers around Hampstead Heath that have been obscured by years of development.
The Ramblers has published a manifesto and is calling for all London mayoral candidates to prioritise green spaces.
While full details of proposed routes have not been mapped, the charity plans to work with the next mayor to finalise them.
The Ramblers London Greenways map
- Credit: The Ramblers
The Forgotten Rivers route would follow the Silk Stream north of Hampstead Heath, linking with the London LOOP at High Barnet, exploring the greener outskirts of London, past St Pancras Old Church and alongside the Regents Canal and across the Capital Ring, through Brent Cross.