walk/tour
Outside entrance Stratford International DLR
The walking tour will explore the showcase landscape and built environment of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and its surroundings. The tour will showcase unique waterscapes in the area and talk about the importance of rainwater, water and sustainable urban design; its relation to public space and how water integration can shape and design spaces.
Stratford International
108, 308, 339, 97
Meet: Outside entrance to Stratford International DLR on corner of International Way and Celebration Ave. End: near to the starting point
Parking available at Westfield Stratford City.
There will be some seating places along the walking tour. Whenever possible the stops will occur here.
Throughout the centuries water has always designed the urban fabric. In this tour we'll see and talk about how water was a primary element in the construction of the public space along the East Village and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Along the tour we'll be seeing different (landscape) architectural solutions, resulting in a diversity of public space designs and and water features constituting an array of interconnected waterscapes.
Your guide will be an Urban Planner that has known first-hand the kind of urban transformations like the East Village/Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, such as Barcelona's and Lisbon's water fronts.
This tour is led by a participant of Open City’s Golden Key Academy – a course training up insightful and engaging guides dedicated to explaining London and bringing its many stories to life. It is part of a wider collection of tours created by Golden Key Academy guides for the Open House Festival celebrating their conclusion of the eight month course.
Further information on the Golden Key Academy can be found here https://open-city.org.uk/golden-key-academy
Please arrive early so we can start on time, check in advance for any special events or public transport works that may effect your journey. Wear comfortable footwear and dress accordingly to the weather, bring water and something for shade if it's hot as much of the walk will be in open space.
