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ADJACENT MASTER PLANS The idea that the Thames Gateway should have an ‘aspirational vision’ for its future development and do more than just meet the housing shortage on brownfield land is universally supported. Whilst the design brief for Build LONDON Live 2009 is entirely hypothetical, it was inspired by, and has been devised to exist alongside and interface with, other proposals for the Thames Gateway. However, the organisers wish to make it clear that in no way do we represent these schemes: - Thames Estuary Airport Island The current debate surrounding the expansion of Heathrow or Stanstead airport and its environmental impact has resulted in proposals for a new airport in the Thames Estuary to be revisited. The idea is not new; similar proposals date from the 1970’s when Prime Minister Edward Heath backed plans for an airport on the Maplin Sands. Since then there have been proposals including Cliffe, Thames Reach, the development of Kent International Airport at Manston and to a lesser extent the Thames Estuary Airport Company’s Marinair proposals. In November 2008, London’s Mayor Boris Johnson appointed Douglas Oakervee, a senior civil engineer (Crossrail) to prepare a feasability study for an airport in the Thames Estuary set on a man-made island. An all-party parliamentary group led by Labour MP Nick Raynsford has been formed to investigate the scheme, and in July the first information was released that concluded that the proposals were realistic, at least in engineering terms. The latest proposals are for (two) man-made islands in the Thames Estuary enabling flights to take off and land over water avoiding residential areas and offering almost unlimited expansion potential. New terminals located in Kent and Essex would be connected by a high speed rail link giving journey times of 30 minutes to London and under two hours to Paris via the Channel Tunnel. The Build LONDON Live master plan will augment these plans with a commercial and tourist hub set on a man-made island just off Southend and close by the proposed Essex terminal. The island will provide thousands of hotel rooms, plus additional commercial and residential facilities to support the proposed airport. MetroTidal Metrotidal Tunnel is an independent private sector initiative, supported by leading UK consultants, to develop a multi-modal Lower Thames Tunnel together with associated infrastructure improvements, a tidal power plant and new flood defences for London. A tidal lagoon will contribute to the flood defence system while generating carbon-free energy for the new tunnel, new trains and an eco-town. The proposed MetroTidal tunnel is just 12 km to the east of the Bll2009 master plan and provides the communications links neccesary to support the scheme. Sir Terry Farrell In 2003, architect & master planner, Sir Terry Farrell CBE, conceived an aspirational vision to declare the Thames Gateway as a new kind of National Park. His proposals attracted much interest and inluded a huge bridge snaking all the way from Shoeburyness in Essex to Sheerness in Kent. Subsequent to this Sir Terry was appointed Thames Gateway Parklands design champion by then housing minister Yvette Cooper and commissioned to produce a plan for the region. His latest plans include an eco-park. The man-made islands concieved in these early plans were the inspiration for the Build LONDON Live master plan and the propsoed Shoebury-Wix Island would embrace the remainder of Sir terry;s proposals. London Array Wind Farm Plans for two offshore wind farms in the Estuary including the world’s biggest could produce enough renewable electricity to power one million households. The proposed £1.5bn London Array project covers 232 sq km between Margate in Kent and Clacton, Essex with 341 turbines rising from the sea about 20km off the coast. The ‘Thanet scheme’ covers 35 sq km off the north Kent coast. The original consortium included Shell WindEnergy Ltd, E.ON UK Renewables and Core Ltd, although this is under review. London Gateway Port The London Gateway deep sea container port will become Europe’s largest logistics park, with 9.5 million sq ft for the distribution, manufacturing & high-tech sectors. It will provide capacity for 3.5 million cargo units a year and be a hub for the world’s largest container ships with a 2.3 km container quay with seven deep water container vessel berths. It will be built on the north bank of the River Thames near Thurrock, Essex, on the site of the former Shell Haven oil refinery by Dubai Ports. Downloading Context Models from Asite Each team will be provided with a unique site context model via the Asite Portal. The context model will be in 3D and will include all Notifications will be sent by email to the team principles approximately two weeks prior to the competition informing of the procedure for downloading the context file from the Asite Portal. |
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