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RSA Thursday - The Renewal of St Martin-in-the-Fields: a case study in social space making

Thursday, July 30, 2009 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (GMT)

London, United Kingdom

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Renowned architect and Royal Academician Eric Parry visits the RSA to discuss the recently completed redevelopment of St Martin-in-the-Fields.

The project has created a sequence of interconnected public spaces both above and below ground as well as a wide range of amenities for a diverse range of users, including the homeless, St Martin's core congregation, the local Chinese community and state of the art facilities for professional musicians.

This highly complex scheme creates a synergy between the baroque church and the contemporary additions, facilitates the flow of access to and from Trafalgar Square and exemplifies the practice's considered approach to place-making within a culturally and historically sensitive context.

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Durham House Street entrance
WC2N 6EZ London
United Kingdom

Thursday, July 30, 2009 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (GMT)


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