Rising East Online

Academic

Ex-Ports: Professor Han Meyer on the past, present and sustainable future of former port cities. >>

From urban regeneration to social engineering: Professor James Woudhuysen takes ‘creative’ regeneration to task for conformism. >>

Herbert Girardet: James Heartfield on Herbert Girardet and the plastic concept of sustainability. >>

Debate

What Is Sustainability?: Chartered architect Pascale Scheurer and futurologist Professor James Woudhuysen consider the question: what is sustainability? >>

Sustainable transport policy: From opposite ends of the spectrum, London Assembly member Jenny Jones (Green Party), and Future Cities founder Austin Williams comment on sustainable transport. >>

Debate: The Nature and Future of Cities: Architect Sir Terry Farrell and cultural critic James Heartfield recorded live at the Institute of Contemporary Arts by Rebecca Bell. >>

Entertainment

Review: Terrifying Sport: Sabina Hussain on Gladiator Games at the Theatre Royal, Stratford. >>

Review: Not Coasting But Taking A New Tack: Phil Cohen commends 350 Miles: an Essex journey, the collaboration between writer Ken Worpole and photographer Jason Orton. >>

Review: Living on Location: Ali Gray sticks a knife into East End gangster flicks. >>

Now Hear This: David Chapman introduces Hark, a sound and vision project that finds nature in the heart of the city. >>

Talkin’ ‘bout re generation – The Who or, in this case, The What: Captain Nemesis blows deathly cold on alphabet soup. >>

Jinx Cartoon: ‘Café’. >>

Essays

Getting SUST in the Thames Gateway…: Environmentalist Patrick Wilson on Getting SUST in the Thames Gateway … or how to save the planet and get paid for it. >>

If London is so great, why not build more of it?: Ian Abley, architect and guest editor of AD magazine, asks: If London is so great, why not build more of it in the Gateway?. >>

Hardly Heroic: Olympics Housing Plans: Fabien Vaujany puts the case for more social housing on the Olympic site. >>

A Reasoned Documented Critique of the Thames Gateway Bridge Consultation Report: Professor Kerry Hamilton and Caralampo Focas review aspects of the consultation process concerning the Thames Gateway Bridge. >>

Lost In Translation: Marike van Harskamp considers what was lost when consultation in the Lower Lea Valley was diverted towards the Olympics. >>

‘Sustainability’ suspends debate: James Stevens contrasts political participation with rhetorical consultation. >>

New Urban Landscapes: Ken Worpole on post-industrial parks. >>

How sustainable is the East End?: Alan White identifies East End tradition as a recent invention. >>

Engaging with the London Olympic and Paralympic Games: Marian Larragy recommends public participation in building the road to London 2012. >>

Journalism

Gateway To The New Venice: Blueprint editor Vicky Richardson makes Venice her model for the Gateway. >>

My Olympic Joy: Greg Pryke jumps for joy. >>

We’re All Bin-Ladens Now: Arriving in East London made Arshad Sharif feel like a terrorist. >>

Taking Media Literacy to China: Wendy Earle on carrying media literacy to China. >>

Flying Fugit and Subway Politics in Berlin: Tessa Mayes on commuting to Wroclaw >> and Politics in Berlin. >>

Different frocks for different docks: Louise Tierney notices different frocks in different docks. >>

London’s turning East: Lorraine Crowther reckons the East stands to gain as West London heads downmarket. >>

Good Evening, I’m From Essex… Not London: Allison Baker on coming from Essex, not London. >>

Displacing People, Dismissing the Past: Lennie Pothecary thinks that ‘rebuilding’ really means new building. >>

Pantomime politics: Kelly Handscomb sees pantomime rather than accountability. >>