Staff and students from the University of Westminster have designed and built a QHT funded Therapeutic Horticulture Centre in collaboration with Cody Dock, OfCA and WebbYates Engineers.
The pavilion is designed as a lightweight timber structure with a butterfly roof and demonstrates that plants growing and humans can happily co-exist in one space. There will also be an exhibition about the making process.
Cody Dock is a fantastic charity and social enterprise transforming the dock into a creative industries quarter with community gardens and footpaths – opening up the Lower Lea River whilst promoting regeneration for conservation, environmental and cultural benefit.
Students took part in stakeholder engagement to better understand needs and aspirations. We then developed designs for a visionary community space based on the initial research, suitable for the local context and site. We introduce new ways of working collaboratively across sectors and take our multidisciplinary skills within academia and use these in live projects to serve communities and have a positive impact on society whilst introducing students and staff to alternative practice, providing a deeper understanding of the multiplex relationships.
This Live Project was initiated by Maria Kramer and supported by Corinna Dean.
Image: Will Lambert, Nic Henninger
11c South Cres, London E16 4TL
E16 4TL
If arriving by public transport, the nearest link is with the DLR from which it is a 7min walk through an industrial area.
Alternatively it is a lovely ~20min walk from Bromley-By-Bow underground station along the River Lea - make sure to be on the East side of the River from the start;
Wheelchair accessible
Level Access and Automatic Doors (or No Doors)
Accessible toilet
For queries regarding access requirements for this event please contact: m.kramer@westminster.ac.uk
