Zaha Hadid, Richard Rogers, Boris Johnson and Alex James debate the future of London at Tate Modern this weekend.
Raising vital issues about the future of London's physical and
social environment at a time of rapid change, they will consider what life will
be like for Londoners in the years leading up to and beyond 2012.
They are an opportunity for all Londoners to debate what kind of
city they want to live in, with high profile participants from architecture,
politics, business and the media.
The four evening debates are:
FRIDAY 22 JUNE,
TURBINE HALL, 19.30: IS LONDON A UNITED CITY?
Hardeep Singh Kohli, Boris Johnson, Neal Lawson, Lynsey Hanley,
Ivan Massow,
Tony Travers, Emma Peters, Nigel
Coates, Oliver Marc Hartwich, Saskia Sassen,
Alex De Rijke, Danny Sriskandarajah
SATURDAY 23 JUNE, TURBINE HALL, 19.30: THE 2012 WISH LIST: WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR LONDON?
Paul Finch, Zaha Hadid, Camilla Batmanghelidjh, Fritz Haeg, Helen
Marriage,
Tom Coward, Celine Condorelli, Shaun Bailey, John Bird
SUNDAY 24 JUNE, TURBINE HALL, 19.30: HOW CAN A BOOM TOWN BE GREEN?
Justin Rowlatt, Alex James, James Woudhuysen, Sian Berry, Alejandro
Gutierrez,
Sunand Prasad, Andy Neather, Peter Bishop
MONDAY 25 JUNE, TURBINE HALL, 19.30: CAN LONDON BE BOTH BIG AND BEAUTIFUL?
Janet Street-Porter, Richard Rogers, Michael Snyder, Shumon Basar,
Tristram
Hunt, Sarah Gaventa, Sean Griffiths, Piers Gough, Ricky Burdett
Plus a free daytime debate for the youth of London (no booking
necessary):
MONDAY 25 JUNE, STARR AUDITORIUM, 13.30: GENERATION LONDON
Sally Tallant, Zoe Williams, Marina Benjamin, The Brit Performing
Arts and
Technology School, Capital City Academy, Highbury Grove School, Villiers High
School
Tickets £8 (£5 concession)