King's Cross The Making of a Masterplan
by Allies, Bob; Evans, Robert; Morrison, Graham; Porphyrios, DemetriFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2025-09-26
Publisher(s): Lund Humphries
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Summary
King’ s
Cross is one of Europe’ s most successful and significant urban
regeneration projects. Written by the main architects and developer
involved, this book provides the most comprehensive overview, from the
urban theories that gave rise to it and the design strategies that
shaped its form, to the attitudes and principles that inspired its
implementation, as well as more concise studies focusing on key aspects
of the project. It details each of the individual buildings with
insights from the architects responsible. Throughout, it is generously
illustrated with historic photos and maps, drawings and diagrams,
graphics summarising key data and photographs of both construction
phases and the end results.
Author Biography
Bob Allies and Graham Morrison are founding partners of Allies and Morrison.
Robert Evans is Partner of Argent and Related Argent and Chief Executive of King’ s Cross.
Bob Allies and Graham Morrison are founding partners of Allies and Morrison.
Demetri Porphyrios is principal of Porphyrios Associates.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Witold Rybczynski; Introduction by Dave Hill; First Steps by Evans; Human Cities: The Making of King's Cross by Porphyrios; Developing The Plan by Evans; Ten Strategies by Allies and Morrison; Making it Happen and Making it Work by Evans; Public Realm by Porphyrios, Morrison and Allies; Landscaping the public spaces by Robert Townshend; Looking Forward by Evans; Postscript by Jane Roberts
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