ROBIN HOOD GARDENS ALISON AND PETER SMITHSON
Architect Alison and Peter Smithson
Location Poplar, London, UK
Completion 1972
1972.
Completion
2007. 8.
The Council declared the site as part of a larger regeneration area named Blackwall Reach including Robin Hood Gardens ▶
2007. 11.
The Twentieth Century Society proposes the Robin Hood Gardens for registration as an English Heritage site to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) but is unsuccessful ▶▶
2008. 9.
The Twentieth Century Society promotes the campaign to request a review of the listing and not to demolish the Robin Hood Gardens ▶▶▶
2009.
DCMS restates their view and a Certificate of Immunity from listing was issued for the subsequent five years
2012. 3.
Demolition plan accepted
2015.
Richard Rogers and Simon Smithson offer public messages of support to list the site and to save Robin Hood Gardens ▶▶▶▶
2017.
Demolition begins
2017.
Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) partially archived 3-story spaces during demolition ▶▶▶▶▶
2018. 5. – 11.
V&A exhibits ‘Robin Hood Gardens: A Ruin in Reverse’ at the 2018 Venice Biennale
2018.
Demolition concludes
From the report ‘Blackwall Reach Development Framework: Initial Sustainability Appraisal Report’
The Site
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