King's Cross The Making of a Masterplan

King’ s Cross is one of Europe’ s most successful and significant urban regeneration projects. Written by the main architects and developer involved, this book provides the most comprehensive overview, from the urban theories that gave rise to it and the design strategies that shaped its form, to the attitudes and principles that inspired its implementation, as well as more concise studies focusing on key aspects of the project. It details each of the individual buildings with insights from the architects responsible. Throughout, it is generously illustrated with historic photos and maps, drawings and diagrams, graphics summarising key data and photographs of both construction phases and the end results.

Bob Allies and Graham Morrison are founding partners of Allies and Morrison. Robert Evans is Partner of Argent and Related Argent and Chief Executive of King’ s Cross. Bob Allies and Graham Morrison are founding partners of Allies and Morrison. Demetri Porphyrios is principal of Porphyrios Associates.

Foreword by Witold Rybczynski; Introduction by Dave Hill; First Steps by Evans; Human Cities: The Making of King's Cross by Porphyrios; Developing The Plan by Evans; Ten Strategies by Allies and Morrison; Making it Happen and Making it Work by Evans; Public Realm by Porphyrios, Morrison and Allies; Landscaping the public spaces by Robert Townshend; Looking Forward by Evans; Postscript by Jane Roberts