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Until now, only historic photographs could remind us of the extraordinary vision of the Skylon (it was demolished in 1952). But now, Jack Pringle (Senior Partner of Pringle Brandon Architects and Immediate Past President of the Royal Institute of British Architects) is leading a campaign to re-build the Skylon for 2011 - the 60th Anniversary of the Festival of Britain.
We have an open view on where it should be located. We have had expressions of interest from a number of interested parties. Key potential locations would be its original home on the Southbank, Battersea Gardens (this has particular relevance as it was the home of the second site of the Festival of Britain), Battersea Power Station (Powell and Moya Architects also designed Churchill gardens, the listed social housing complex which face Battersea Power Station),City Hall, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Cambridge.
We intend to re-build the Skylon as it was originally constructed. However, the illumination of the Skylon both internally and externally would be new and contemporary.
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About the Skylon (gleeds.tv). Requires the free QuickTime Player.
