It is widely accepted that London has faced a ‘housing crisis’ for over 20 years and this will only worsen unless we can implement a range of innovative ideas to help improve the speed, scale and quality of housing supply and this is the aim of this new competition that NLA launches. This competition is not just about design – entries are open to all sectors of the built environment and should tackle how we plan the city, the best use of land available, and consider where people will want to live and why. The aim of this competition is to find real, deliverable solutions to London’s housing crisis rather than theoretical concepts.
Winning entrants will work with the Greater London Authority to see how their ideas could be put into practice to revolutionise the London housing market.
Entries are encouraged from international studios and local practices to bring a global perspective to this initiative but must demonstrate an understanding of London’s specific needs.
The competition forms the backbone of NLA’s forthcoming Autumn Insight Study, exploring new ideas to deliver quality housing at speed and at scale in London. The shortlisted entries will be the basis of an NLA exhibition and accompanying events programme, hosted at NLA’s galleries in The Building Centre from 15 October – 17 December 2015.
Many architectural practices, urbanists and developer are already trying to tackle the housing shortfall in a range of ingenious, site-specific solutions. Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners are rolling out a series of self-contained volumetric pods, the Y-Cube, that can be delivered to temporary sites off the back of a truck, providing accommodation while land is awaiting development.
If you have an idea, design or strategy that you would like to submit for the New Ideas for Housing London competition you can check rules and competition brief in the NLA's website here.
Dates.-
Deadline for ideas.- Friday 7 August 2015, 5 pm.
Announcement of winners.- Wednesday 14 October 2015.
