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Designing Landscapes for Change: Albertopolis
Author(s) -
Wilkie Kim
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.2226
Subject(s) - quarter (canadian coin) , plan (archaeology) , art history , cultural institution , visual arts , space (punctuation) , natural (archaeology) , archaeology , history , sociology , architectural engineering , media studies , engineering , art , computer science , operating system
London's first cultural quarter – dubbed ‘Albertopolis’ after Prince Albert, who initiated it in 1851 – has proved exceptionally adaptable over time. Home to several world‐famous museums and educational institutions as well as the Royal Albert Hall, its individual buildings and street plan have continuously evolved to cater for increased capacity needs and changing attitudes to public space. Landscape architect Kim Wilkie – who redesigned one of the Victoria and Albert Museum's courtyards and is now collaborating with Niall McLaughlin Architects on the remodelling of the Natural History Museum's grounds – reviews its history to date.