DESIGNED IN HACKNEY

Dezeen today launches a new initiative to celebrate the incredible diversity of design talent in the east London borough of Hackney.

Designed in Hackney will showcase world-class architecture and design created in the borough, which is one of the five host boroughs for the London 2012 Olympic Games as well as being home to Dezeen’s offices.

Each day from tomorrow until the games this summer, Dezeen will publish buildings, interiors and objects that have been designed in Hackney, creating a unique guide to the borough’s rich and diverse design community.

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'The Walmer Road' L E C T U R E - At the AA, March 7th 2012

The design of four houses around a courtyard addresses issues of light and privacy, questioning the circumstances of close-proximity housing. With this project now on site, the lecture will consider how the material detail supports the design strategies, examining on-site prototypes and ways in which workmanship strives to achieve particular qualities of space.