The UK architectural profession's love affair with Clerkenwell, oddly likened to a village in a recent Daily Telegraph round-up of Britain's best suburbs, suggests it has a much higher regard for historic building stock than decent public spaces, so nobody was shocked when there was only one National and one Regional RIBA Award in last year's Public Realm category. This year's accolade adds another National Award to that haul. But Allies and Morrison's Olympic Park masterplan is a gem, especially for its landscaping, regarded by AJ Sustainability editor Hattie Hartman as the highlight of the London 2012 construction programme. Of course, the best thing about this King Midas transformation is that it's here to stay.
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