After decades of dereliction, one of Europe’s largest brick buildings is being brought back to life. The crane-covered Battersea Power Station will house new offices (the Apple campus), 4,000 homes and a 2,000-person event space. The 42-acre public realm has a village hall (where the Battersea Power Station Community Choir rehearses), restaurants, a hairdresser’s, a cinema and a florist. The busy events programme includes food festivals, roller discos and exhibitions such as London Craft Week.