Donnybrook Quarter Explained

Donnybrook Quarter is a residential district of the Old Ford area of East London.^{[1] [2]} Constructed in 2006, it is a development by Peter Barber Architects.^{[3] [4]} Barber cites Le Corbusier, Adolf Loos and JJP Oud as influences on the project, and said that in consultancy meetings with locals "the residents were thinking, 'Spain! Holidays! Marbella!' I'm completely happy with that."^[5]

External links

• Donnybrook Quarter (Peter Barber Architects)
• Housing Showdown Donnybrook Quarter and Robin Hood Gardens

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Notes and References

1. Web site: An island of white. BBC News. 2006-06-22. 2016-08-27.
2. Web site: Donnybrook Quarter. Westminster Research. University of Westminster. 2010-08-11. 2016-08-27.
3. https://archive.today/20120718003106/http://www.architizer.com/en_us/blog/dyn/11252/developments-in-the-uk-donnybrook-quarters/ Architizer
4. http://architecturelab.net/2009/01/donnybrook-quarter-by-peter-barber-architects/ Architecture Lab
5. News: Rose . Steve . Steve Rose on the Donnybrook housing estate in London . 27 August 2019 . The Guardian . 6 February 2006.