An exhibition celebrating new developments in Barking town centre is opening in Barking library on the 12th September. Supported by Design for London and the Architects Journal this exhibition presents the successive visions that have shaped the development of Barking as a way of generating public discussion about Barking's future within the Thames Gateway.

From models showcasing the latest architectural developments in the town centre to models presenting lost places from Barking's past this exhibition shows the ongoing transformation of Barking through its imagined future and remembered past. With so much change having already happened within Barking and yet more change still to come, this exhibition takes a rare moment to ask how does change and development sit between buildings and places that are gone and what is only just starting to appear?

An ongoing programme of events will be accompanying the event: from creative writing workshops with Spread the Word (imagining a future life within soon-to-be-built buildings) to tap dancing routines testing out the acoustics of the new terrazzo paving in the Town Square arcade.
A pull-out brochure/map will accompany the exhibition, providing exhibition-goers with a walking guide to see on-site what developments are taking place in Barking itself.
The exhibition will be open in Barking's new lifelong learning centre on the Town Square from 12 September - 27 September 2007.

Barking Town Centre Masterplan