Studio Gil

We are delighted that our Waterden Green Space for Teenage Girls project has been nominated for the Child-Friendly Place award as a part of The Pineapples 2025!

This project looks to address the lack of safe spaces for young women and girls by prioritising their safety and comfort in the design of a new green space within the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

The Design Team worked with Make Space for Girls (), the London Legacy Development Corporation, Elevate (), and many more young women and girls to co-create a welcoming, joyous, and inclusive space at the heart of the wider park.

The dynamic female-led team included engagement lead Black Females in Architecture (), landscape architect Untitled Practice (), structural engineer Simple Works (), and lighting designer Light Follows Behaviour ().

Winning projects will be announced and presented at The Pineapples awards party on 2nd April 2025!

Last week Pedro was invited as one of the guests on the BBC Radio 4 () arts and culture show, Front Row.

Hosted by Kirsty Wark (), the programme centred around the 25 year anniversary of Tate Modern on London’s Bankside. The show discussed how art and architecture has faired in the first quarter of the new century, along with current trends and speculations for the future!

Other guests included Catherine Wood () director of exhibitions at Tate Modern (), Waldemar Januszczak () art critic for the Sunday Times, and Katrina Brown () of The Common Guild ()

When you have a moment, listen to the 45minute show on BBC Sounds.
Search ‘25 Years of 21st Century: how art and architecture have changed since the year 2000’ on Radio 4 Front Row!