Views of construction during Exploring Nine Elms project.
Photo © Devorah Moritz
“A BIG thank you for the ‘Exploring Nine Elms’ project. It was a great pleasure to work with you and I think the students benefitted massively from working with Wendy and her architectural knowledge and passion to share her experience”
EXPLORING NINE ELMS
Project context
Nine Elms is a large regeneration area between Vauxhall and Battersea in South London. Large scale change is taking place here, including residential and retail schemes, a Northern Line extension, phased masterplan developments of Battersea Power Station and New Covent Garden Market, and the move of the US Embassy.
Exploring Nine Elms was one of a series of projects aiming to ensure that local young people feel a sense of pride and ownership in their changing area. It also aimed to connect them with cultural opportunities and inspire them with the range of professional career choices on offer in the creative industries.
Role
I worked as Creative Project Manager for ‘Exploring Nine Elms’, on behalf of Flow Associates. I selected and appointed three creative practitioners (an artist, a designer and an architect) and managed their work with schools and young people on a placemaking project. In doing so they tested a process and set of tools for working together to inform best practice in this area.
Impact
The projects were well received by the schools and practitioners. A resource was produced to inspire similar projects in future.
Date: April - Sept 2016
Client: Enable (Wandsworth Council) and Cultivate managed by Flow Associates
Funders: Enable and A New Direction
Creative Project Manager: Devorah Moritz