7 July 2008
Golden Lane Honoured in Housing Design Award’s Diamond
Jubilee
The Golden Lane Estate, part of the
City of London Corporation, has been identified by the Housing
Design Awards as a commemorative example of housing design
from the last 60 years. The Awards, which celebrate
their Diamond Jubilee this year, pick the best house building
and design annually. The Golden Lane Estate was chosen, along
with five other historic schemes to represent some of the best
housing design of each decade since the 1950s.
Wendy Giaccaglia, Area Housing Manager says: “We are delighted
that the Golden Lane Estate has been selected as an iconic example
of housing design in the modern era. Golden Lane Estate residents
and the City of London Corporation are passionate about the estate
and have long recognised its benefits of living there.”
Golden Lane won the Housing Design Awards in 1961 and 1965. At
the time, Golden Lane was seen as trailblazing in developing the
concept of the high density “urban village.” Built in 1960s, the
flats are highly sought after today. The Housing Design
Awards say the planning and detailing of the flats and maisonettes;
the quality of the landscaping and planting, and the attention
given to preserving the privacy of the residents within a densely
trafficked urban area all make the estate a byword for city-centre
living.
For further details or images please
contact:
Susanna Howard
Press Office
City of London Corporation
020 7332 3450
Susanna.Howard@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Notes to editors:
The City of London Corporation owns and manages the Golden Lane
Estate. It was completed in the mid-1960s and is now Grade 2
listed. It comprises 557 flats and maisonettes. It is located
within the Square Mile, adjacent to the City of London’s Barbican
estate and Barbican arts centre. The City of London is an unusually
diverse organisation that supports and promotes the Square Mile as
the world’s leading international financial and business centre and
provides local government and police services for workers,
residents and visitors. It also provides valued services to London
and the nation as a whole including management of Guildhall Art
Gallery, the Barbican Centre, the Central Criminal Court at Old
Bailey, 10,700 acres/4,240 hectares of open space (including
Hampstead Heath, Epping Forest and Burnham Beeches), three
wholesale food markets and acts as London’s Port Health
Authority.
The Housing Design Awards are promoted by the Department for
Communities and Local Government, NHBC, the Royal Institute of
British Architects and the Royal Town Planning Institute in
partnership with English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation.
Awards are made at two stages: for projects of great potential
where the scheme has detailed planning permission but is not yet
finished and occupied, and for completed schemes of outstanding
merit. Developments may consist of private or public sector new
build, conversion or renovation schemes in England, provided they
are of four or more dwellings. Schemes including non-residential
uses may be entered provided housing constitutes a major element.
Although some shared domestic facilities are allowed, schemes such
as nursing homes are not eligible.