Residents can give their views on design ideas for a new Finsbury Leisure Centre, much-needed new council homes, community facilities and improved public space.
Islington Council is running a design competition with the Royal Institute of British Architects to replace the existing leisure centre, which dates from the 1970s, and make better use of the surrounding site in Bunhill ward, south Islington.
Cllr Janet Burgess, Islington Council’s executive member for health and wellbeing, said: “This is an exciting and ambitious project to build much-needed new council homes and a new leisure centre for local people.
“We’d like local residents to see the initial design ideas and give us their views. We welcome all comments, and there will be other chances for residents to help influence the final design at a later stage.”
The five shortlisted architectural practices are Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Grimshaw, Hawkins Brown, Pollard Thomas Edwards and Henley Halebrown Rorrison.
Also on display at the library as part of the exhibition are designs produced by young people, as part of the young person’s design competition which concluded earlier this year. This ran as a “shadow” competition to the main architects’ competition. To see the pictures of different designs, you can visit www.islington.media or use the contact details below:
For further information please contact:
Chris Roe, Senior Media Officer
Tel: 020 7527 8751
Mob/out of hours: 07769 163303
Email: chris.roe@islington.gov.uk
