Its annoying when...

Its annoying when you work on something for ages without much point of reference (like creating a future vision of London) then by chance you come across this website.

http://www.newlondonarchitecture.org/

But its not all bad, its given me a few visual ques and ideas! Plus the site includes many downloadable resources about future architectural plans and ideas which will help both with my narratives and viusals.

Some of the facts from reading some of the infomation are as follows and im going to try and encorporate them into my work some how.

Sustainable London

City must not consume more energy, water, material and food and produce more waste and pollutants than the local and global environment can support. Most urgently, it must learn to live with the current and future reality of climate change.
Climate change will increase the likelihood of more frequent and intense heat waves, droughts and flooding.

Summer temperatures in London have risen more overthe last 30 years than in any other European capital city, according to a WWF report.

Much of London’s building stock and infrastructure is over 100 years old.
Their are already plans in place to implement the following:

• Photovoltaics
• Wind Power
• Biomass
• Solar Thermal Energy
• Ground Source and Geothermal Energy
• Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
• Hybrid diesel-electric buses
• Automated rubish collection systems
• Collection of rainwater and grey water for recycling
• Green roofs can reduce urban heat



Pre Fab London
An ingenious design concept for urban living, provides a smart, cost effective answer to home ownership in London. The stylish flats illustrate a flexible range of compact designs for first time buyers unable to afford a property in central city locations.

London’s Moving
An ingenious design concept for urban living provides a smart, cost effective answer to home ownership in London. The stylish flats illustrate a flexible range of compact designs for first time buyers unable to afford a property in central city locations.

I-Bus. All busses fitted with tracking technology linked to bus stops so you know exactly how far away one is.

Underground
In the following pages you will find current and future examples of London’s subterranean infrastructure and architecture, spanning the areas of transport, services, water, geology and nature and underground buildings.

Envac underground refuse collection system

Healthcare

Health care construction in London is happening at an
unprecedented rate and scale. The need to modernise
and replace obselete facilities is being matched by an
inflow of public and private capital which is predicted
to reach £7 billion over the next 10 years.


Lights
Colourful lights used to be just for Christmas, but more and more designers are realising that a wealth of new technology allows them to use colour in lighting to dramatic effect and re-interpret daytime architecture.

The striking use of full-blooded colour and graphics on the stark concrete of Denys Lasdun’s National Theatre building creates a contrast between the building in natural light and in artificial light that is as different as, well, day and night.