Welcome to Heathrow City: Architects reveal 190,000-home town that would spring up if UK's current main hub airport …

Designs include park land, scientific research centres and self-build homes Three firms were commissioned by Transport for London to submit plans Airport redevelopment could bring 90,000 jobs and add 7.5bn to economy Heathrow would close if Thames Estuary airport plan is approved

By Steph Cockroft

Published: 20:08 EST, 15 July 2014 | Updated: 20:08 EST, 15 July 2014

Architects have come up with designs for a 190,000-home town that would be built if Heathrow closes to make way for a new airport.

Three architectural firms were commissioned by Transport for London to come up with proposals for 'Heathrow City', which include new park land, a scientific research centre and a factory for self-made property to make it easier for people to build their own homes.

One of the three designs could be put in place if Heathrow is replaced by a Thames Estuary airport, a plan supported by London Mayor Boris Johnson and currently under consideration by the Whitehall-appointed Airports Commission.

Architects have come up with plans for 'Heathrow City' which could be built if the airport is replaced by a Thames Estuary airport. In these design, created by Rick Mather Architects, 190,000 homes would be spread among ten centres, connected by the former runways

According to supporters, the redevelopment of the airport could create 90,000 new jobs and add 7.5 billion to the UK economy.

In designs created by Rick Mather Architects, the Heathrow site would evolve to become a city of ten districts, connected by the existing runways and airport buildings.

Under that plan, developers would also create a research, technology and manufacturing hub, while homes would be made up individual houses, terraces, mansion blocks and communal squares.

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