The Placebook Battersea Power Station, released

Published on 12 June 2014

The Placebook has been created by the Battersea Power Station Development Company. It sets out the strategic thinking behind the proposed new redevelopment of Battersea Powerstation and associated masterplan by Rafael Viñoly.

The Placebook is the culmination of years of work with JTP Cities, involving significant creative participation from industry leaders and the University of the Arts London, to bring together a range of innovative thinking in relation to a challenging urban site, with one of the country’s best known landmarks at its heart. By taking into consideration how people will want to live, work, shop, play, learn, connect, it presents a fresh and unique take on how to evolve a derelict piece of industrial infrastructure over a 15 year time span into a flagship piece of Placemaking for the 21st century.

In short, it sets out what we are going to do, how we are going to pull it off and why people will want to come.

The Placebook can now be downloaded in PDF form for free here, and hard copies will shortly be available for sale from major and specialist book stockists.

Related Projects

Battersea Power Station,
London, UK

New Urban Quarter
Stage: On-site