Interpreted Identities: 10 extraordinary follies for 10 extraordinary women

摘要

To mark 100 years of women's suffrage, Concrete Communications collaborated with Bankside Open Spaces Trust to celebrate 10 extraordinary women local to Bankside. As part of London Festival of Architecture (LFA), Interpreted Identities invited London-based architects, designers and artists to create temporary public installations that celebrate women who have helped to shape SE1. Presented in the newly launched Marlborough Sports Garden, the space forms the basis of one of the follies, being a legacy project of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan. Born into a life of privilege, Balsan sought to use her wealth and status for good by offering her money, home and time to those that needed it. Architecture practice InsideOut has represented her life through a wall woven with ribbons, representing her gifts, woven tightly together, unravelling across the space and into the community. This creates a shelter and a play area, illustrating her work for the community.