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Street Art Of The Heygate Estate

While the Southwark housing estate awaits demolition, the artists move in.

Photo courtesy of Joe Dunckley, taken from the Londonist Flickr pool

Ring Of Steel To Encircle Part Of SE17

The Elephant is getting a new castle.

Londonist Out Loud 25th January 2013

Londonist Out Loud: A Podcast About London, 25 January 2013

A tour of the Heygate Estate with N Quentin Woolf and Vanessa Woolf-Hoyle.

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Preview: Elefest 2012

Arts, entertainment, food and creative fun in the shadow of demolition.

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Heygate Estate Residents Rebuff Lend Lease ‘Masterplan’

An exhibition in the communal gardens expresses residents’ concerns

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Extra, Extra

Early evening news. Fashion, pets, babies and architecture – what more could you want?

Elephant and Castle shopping centre from Metro Central Height

Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre To Stay?

Could ‘improvements’ to the shopping centre mean just another lick of paint?

The Heygate Estate, a modern Secret Garden?

In Pictures: The Heygate Estate, SE17 – A Modern Secret Garden?

A surprising wander round the near abandoned Heygate Estate.

Heygate Estate Monster by Liamatom

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Heygate Estate Monster by Liamatom 40 residents are still living on the Heygate Estate, one of them an amputee Oona King picks up backing for her Mayoral bid from some tainted sources: Peter Mandelson and Idris Elba, best known for playing suave gangster Stringer Bell …

The view across London from the 42nd floor. Note the Metro Central Heights buildings by Erno Goldfinger in the foreground, which will be retained during redevelopment of the E&C.

In Pictures: Strata Tower, Residential Skyscraper At Elephant And Castle

Chances are you’ll have seen Strata, even if you weren’t looking for it. The 147m-tall tower looms over south London, drawing in the eye from most of the city’s vantage points. With a distinctive profile that has sharply divided architecture fans and local residents alike, …

Stead Street apartments....

A 21st Century Heygate Estate

Stead Street apartments Plans have been released for some of the buildings slated to replace the 70s-era Heygate Estate in Camberwell, due for demolition. The two on show are proposed for Stead Street and Royal Road, and combine low-rise and high-rise buildings set in an …