Its brick-lined mass of shapes looks like the lovechild of the Tate Modern extension and the National Theatre.Īs Oliver Wainwright points out in the Guardian, the revised plans were partly prompted by a furore 12 miles away in Richmond. This is perhaps the most interesting building of the set. The site will also include a new dance theatre for Sadler's Wells. The rusty, industrial look echoes the appearance of the nearby Hackney Wick station.ĥ. In a move that may prove controversial, the BBC hopes to shift its historic recording facilities at Maida Vale to a purpose-built centre in e-Spank. Its architecture screams 'fashion' and 'glitz' about as much as a Home Counties outpost of Deutsche Bank.Ĥ. A new College of Fashion from University of the Arts London. A 'new residential neighbourhood' with 50% affordable homes (wonderful if it happens, though experience suggests otherwise).ģ. Fans of beige triangles will be very pleased.Ģ. A fresh outpost of the V&A, which we're dubbing the Boba Fett Helmet. So here's what we can expect from the new district of e-Spank.ġ. Still, it's a better name than Olympicopolis - the risible moniker chosen last time plans were floated for this plot of land. "I'm interested in viewing e-Spank material, please," one might enquire of the estate agents. The development is being promoted under the name of East Bank - a generic, workaday title until you say it out loud.
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