Tag: community
67. Toynbee Hall
Toynbee Hall was set up in 1884 by Samuel and Henrietta Barnett. The Barnetts took a different approach to tackling the poverty of Whitechapel (as mapped by Charles Booth in 1880s) by bringing graduates from Oxford and Cambridge to live and learn amongst the community and use their education to help them 'become their best selves'.
66. Cambridge Central Mosque
The First purpose built mosque in Cambridge was the vision of Dr Timothy Winters, head of the school of divinity at Cambridge university. Marks Barfield won 2009 invited competition and the scheme was finally completed April this year after 2 years build at a cost of £23m.
57. Bethnal Green Mission Church
Stefanie and Tom of GRR Architects showed us around the mixed use community/housing project Bethnal Green Mission Church. Clad in brick and precast concrete, the ‘monk-bond’ of the brick was designed to be a ‘weave’ to symbolise the weaving of surrounding communities into this building.
55. Feilden Fowles Studio and Waterloo City Farm
Thank you to Ellie and Freya of Feilden Fowles Studio who showed us around their lovely self initiated studio, the second phase of the Waterloo city farm project.
49. South London Housing & The Ortus Building
Claire Bennie showed us around listed housing estates in Herne Hill from the 1930s private rented sector (PRS). Each flat has their own private garden and shared use of the communal gardens.
47. TNG Youth & Community Centre
TNG was funded by the 'MyPlace' Scheme and officially opened in London in June 2013 as a centre providing a range of vocational, leisure and support services for the young people of Lewisham.