The Fight To Save Cultural Spaces From Developers In South London

“Last week it was reported that Southwark council had rejected plans to turn a multi-story parking garage, currently home to exhibition space Bold Tendencies and Frank’s Rooftop Bar, into 800 affordable artists’ studios. Instead the council opted for a collaboration between a Mayfair-based developer and Carl Turner Architects; the gang behind the much criticized ‘Pop: Brixton’ hellscape. Focusing on ‘multi-use event spaces, pop-up retail, and cafe/bars’ the scheme will target ‘ambitious young professionals’ and offer a mere 50 artists’ studios.”

source ArtsJournal http://ift.tt/1LvKIa5

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