I'll Remember 2008 For...

摘要

I'll remember not being able to take my eyes off the TV this autumn, as global financial collapse and the nationalisation of our banks reversed all economic certainties. It was mesmerising and, like the recession of the early 1990s, seems certain to determine our architectural activities for years to come. I'll remember 2008 as the year Boris Johnson was elected as Mayor of London, and the shift in social, spatial and transport policies this will bring about. A focus on London's edges and suburbs will open up new opportunities, but a tunnel under Park Lane and putting spending on parks in deprived areas up for public vote seem at odds with what we need to enjoy living in a complex city.