Symbiotic Thames: Rethinking the urban riparian condition and meaning through architecture towards a more symbiotic relationship between the urban river and the city

Water is the elixir of life for London, the river Thames is the heart powering its growth. Although it has created the existence of London, it has mainly been the city that influenced the river in route, form and function aligning with their needs. There always has been a changing tension between city and river, a battle between the forces of...