Urban Eye

Urban Eye[1] (formerly Westway Project[2]) is a London-based charity[3] that has been regenerating run-down parts of inner city London through the use of design, architectural lighting and public art since 1998. Projects aim to reduce fear of crime and anti-social behaviour and to create a more positive identity for urban zones[4] for the benefit of both residents and visitors alike. Where possible, projects involve local people directly in the creative process, including partnerships with schools, resident groups youth projects and disability authorities.

Urban Eye
Formation1998
TypeCharity
HeadquartersNorth Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Founder
Miles Watson
Websitehttp://www.urbaneye.org.uk/

The charity has formed partnerships with stakeholders (Transport for London, Metronet, Highways Agency, Land Securities and Kensington Housing Trust), public and private organisations (BBC, BT Group), and local authorities (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster City Council, Suffolk County Council, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham) to tackle regeneration schemes in run-down sites in the city.[5]

Urban Eye has completed projects in prominent London locations, including Portobello Road & Ladbroke Grove London Underground bridges, sections of the underside of the Westway (London)[6] and other neglected urban sites such as pedestrian bridges[7] and graffiti-prone buildings and utilities.[8][9][10]

The Acklam Bridge

The Acklam Bridge project was completed in 2009. It included the repainting and installation of lights along the Acklam Bridge with the goal to make the area feel safer. [1]

References
  1. Boc, Ly (2 November 2009). "An eye on urban regeneration". BBC. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  2. "Charity: Westway Project (old name)". Charity Commission. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  3. "Charity: Urban Eye". Charity Commission. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  4. Hugh Morrison, ed. (November–December 2009). "Writing is on the wall for graffiti". AT Architectural Technology. The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (86): 4. ISSN 1361-326X. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  5. "Urban Eye - Research Participant". IVAR Institute for Voluntary Action Research. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  6. Light Projects Group (18 June 2009). "Lighting fights crime and grime". Landscape & Amenity. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  7. "ACKLAM BRIDGE nr WESTBOURNE PARK LONDON". PML. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  8. Boc, Ly (2 November 2009). "Slideshow: The art of urban regeneration". BBC. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  9. "Colours against Crime". Lighting Journal. 73 (6): 13–14. December 2008.
  10. "Keeping an eye out...". ABC&D (Architect-Builder-Contractor-Developer): 26–27. April 2010.


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