Reimagining London’s Gasholders, Powered by PechaKucha

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Tuesday 21 January 2025
18:15 - 20:15

Join this PechaKucha to explore a variety of different projects adapting and reusing London’s Victorian gasholders to enhance the modern city.

All over London, gasholders stand as enigmatic but iconic structures of a distant past. At one time, they were crucial pieces of infrastructure that helped to light up London’s Victorian streets but now have become hollow and obsolete with growing technology. In this PechaKucha, we bring together specialists around the built environment to talk about the history of these structures and how they fit into the 21st century city.

From housing to public spaces, some of London’s gasholders have exciting newfound purposes bringing a new life to regeneration areas. Dear to the hearts of many Londoners, the future fate of London's gasholders depends on the current regeneration efforts and the conversations we have in the present.

The format, Pecha Kucha (ペチャクチャ), was devised in Tokyo in 2003 by the English architect Mark Dytham and has turned into a massive global celebration of design, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of "chit chat", it rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. The format makes presentations concise, keeps things moving at a rapid pace and holds its audience.

download speakers presentations

Claire-Brady_Historic-England.pdf
Colin-Wilson_LB-Southwark.pdf
Jason-Rudolph_Rolfe-Judd.pdf
Simon-Lewis_Berkeley.pdf
Emily-Sutherland_Gillespies.pdf
Marile-van-Eeden_Ealing-Council.pdf
Ed-Walker_RSHP.pdf

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Speaker biographies

Claire Brady

Historic Buildings and Areas Inspector, Historic England

Benjamin O’Connor

Director, New London Architecture

Colin Wilson

Head of Regeneration Old Kent Road, London Borough of Southwark

Ed Walker

Associate, RSHP

Emily Sutherland

Senior Landscape Architect, Gillespies

Jason Rudolph

Board Director, Rolfe Judd

Simon Lewis

Planning and Development Director, St James & St Williams, Berkeley Group

Marile Van Eeden

Principal Planning Officer, Ealing Council

Venue

The London Centre
3 Aldermanbury
London
EC2V 7HH

Accessibility

There are 4 steps to the main entrance, with a level access entrance via the Guildhall West Wing approximately 200 feet away. There are toilets and accessible toilets via stairs or a lift to the lower ground floor. If you would like more information, or have any access requirements, please let us know what these are and how we can best accommodate these by emailing events@nla.london.