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Site Visits and Presentation

Five site visits have been organised for the conference. All are within reasonable distance of the conference venue and are designed to allow delegates to complete their visit in time for coffee and the debate at 11-30am. In addition to the site visits, there is also one special workshop which will be held at the conference venue.
All site visits start at 8-45, except Haggerston which starts at 8-30. Full details will be sent to delegates following registration.
The workshop starts at 9-30am

8-45 to 10am: Site visits

1 Barbican Estate Private Gardens, Barbican

The Barbican Estate completed by the City of London Corporation in 1967, is one of the most pioneering public housing schemes in London. As well as the public spaces adjacent to the arts centre, there are four private gardens available only to residents. Sarah Gaventa, Director of CABE Space will lead a guided tour.

2 Golden Lane Estate public realm and private roof gardens, Barbican

The Grade II-listed Golden Lane Estate completed in 1957, was recently recognised as an exemplar of good design by receiving a 2008 Housing Design Award. Together with generous public spaces, it also has a superb roof garden which is now closed for security reasons. This visit, led by resident Roland Jeffery, will offer access to the roof garden as well as an examination of the way in which the estate was planned.

3 Whitmore and Haggerston East Estate, Hackney

In a challenging and fascinating East End neighbourhood, these two estates transferred from the local authority to Canalside Housing Partnership over a decade ago. The landscape approach, based on raising the ethos, designing out social problems and encouraging ownership of outdoor spaces, has contributed greatly to their transformation. Whitelaw Turkington Landscape Architects, who will lead the visit, have worked continuously with residents from initial concept through to construction and ongoing maintenance of communal gardens.

4 Priory Green Estate, Kings Cross

Peabody Trust have recently refurbished the Priory Green Estate. Designed by Berthold Lubetkin and constructed from 1943 to 1957, refurbishment includes a new community centre and entrance. The reconfigured grounds were designed by Farrer Huxley Associates. Mathew Frith from Peabody and Noel Farrer from Farrer Huxley will offer a tour of the private gardens set within this listed estate.

5 Crown Estate allotments and grounds, Regent's Park Underground

The Crown Estate sandwiched between Regent's Park and Somers Town is a huge surprise to those more familiar with the Park's Nash terraces. The buildings, constructed in the 1920s, offer all residents their own allotment. This visit, led by Nicci Talbot-Morris, Head of Housing at the Crown Estate Housing Department will look at the history and management of this very forward-looking housing development.

9.30 to 11am: Presentation at conference venue

The making of Kevin McCloud and the Big Town Plan has been controversial. One of the stars of the show, Phil Heaton, Landscape Architect, Cracknell Landscape Architects, will be showing extracts from the show, going behind the scenes and talking about some of the many issues raised by the landscape schemes featured in the programme.