THIS IS THE FUTURE OF CROYDON - IF ALSOP HAS HIS WAY...

The Architects' Journal | November 15, 2007| | Copyright

Will Alsop lived in Croydon in the 1970s. Now, 35 years later, the architect has returned to unveil his ambitious multi-billion pound masterplan for the south London borough. Max Thompson takes a look

Will Alsop tells me that in the '60s and 70s 'Croydon was the English version of Manhattan.

While today that comparison seems amazing, Alsop is adamant that Croydon's proximity to London - it is 19km from Charing Cross; the planned arrival of the East London Line in 2010; and the burning ambition of Croydon Council will at least make it London's 'third city' after Westminster and the Square Mile.

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