In January 2010, RIBA London launched an ideas competition with Design for London and Qatari Diar to seek out Forgotten Spaces across London.

Entrants were asked to locate a neglected site in Greater London and propose an idea that would maximise the potential of the urban environment to the benefit of residents, businesses and the community.

Forgotten Spaces attracted 150 entries from a diverse range of school and community groups, students, architects, artists, engineers and landscape designers living and working in Greater London.

Working with Bob Books, RIBA created this book to represent the full range of schemes submitted to the competition.