Forgotten Spaces

24.05.2010 - 04.07.2010

National Theatre Southbank London SE1 9PX, United Kingdom

The competition asked designers to seek out isused and forgotten areas of London and put forward ideas for developing the space to serve the local area. The proposals could be simple or complex, commercial or public, a piece of public art or a new building. The only requirement was to respond to a need in the community.  Forgotten Spaces promotes a grass roots approach to urban design with local artists and designers devising solutions for individual sites. The exhibition features a wide array of conceptual projects and possibilities for overlooked spaces across the capital and is presented via a mix of models, photographs, collages and relief wall pieces.

How to Get There:
The National is on the South Bank, just minutes from Covent Garden and the West End and Waterloo.

Buses:
All the following buses stop on Waterloo Bridge and you can take the steps down to the theatre on either side of the bridge or use the pavements that slope down away from the river and then double back to take you to Upper Ground, which runs behind the theatre:

1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, X68, Riverside Bus (RV1  which also stops on Upper Ground which runs by the back of the National Theatre).

77 (Upper Ground near the Festival Hall), 211 & 507 (Waterloo Road near the main station), 381 (Stamford Street).

Rail:
Waterloo, Waterloo East or walk over the Hungerford Bridge from Charing Cross.

Underground:
The closest tube stations are Waterloo (on the Northern, Bakerloo & Jubilee lines), Southwark (on the Jubilee line) or walk over the the Hungerford Bridge from Embankment (on the Northern, Bakerloo, District and Circle lines). See below for details of how to find your way to the National from Waterloo or Embankment.

http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/5328/how-to-get-here/travel-to-the-nt.html

Contact:
For ticket availability and to book:
Box Office opening hours 9.30am to 8.00pm Monday to Saturday (except for bank holidays - check beforehand for details).

Telephone +44 (0)20 7 452 3000
Email boxoffice@nationaltheatre.org.uk
Fax +44 (0)20 7 452 3030
Group bookings +44 (0)20 7 452 3010

For general information about the National Theatre:
 Telephone +44 (0)20 7 452 3400
Email info@nationaltheatre.org.uk

Exhibition opening times:
Monday / Saturday from 9.30am / 11pm
and Sunday 12pm / 6pm (when there is a performance in the building)