Drinks and a talk on the roof of London Underground’s HQ
A summer's evening in June could be an ideal time to spend sipping drinks on the top of London Underground's famous art-deco headquarters before it is turned into luxury flats.
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Drinks and a talk on the roof of London Underground’s HQ
A summer's evening in June could be an ideal time to spend sipping drinks on the top of London Underground's famous art-deco headquarters before it is turned into luxury flats.
The Post-War Plans to Rebuild Shoreditch & Bethnal Green
As World War Two started to approach what seemed to be its final conclusion, city planners turned their minds to the aftermath, and the rebuilding of homes and factories damaged by wartime bombing.
Easier access to Brunel’s Thames Tunnel shaft planned
Plans to make entry to an underground chamber in Rotherhithe moved a step closer following the unveiling of the design of the new staircase that will sit inside the space.
London’s most significant modernist building
Just around the back of Belsize Park tube station, on an otherwise unremarkable suburban street can be found one of the wonders of London architecture -- the Isokon Flats.
Photos from inside the SkyGarden
After much anticipation, and recent complaints, the SkyGarden has accepted its first paying customers, and non-paying voyeurs and at last a chance for us mere mortals to see what the fuss has been about.
The time when London’s streets were paved with wood
London's streets may be famously paved with gold, but more realistically, they were once paved with wood -- quite a lot of streets and an awful lot of wood.
Visit the Barbican’s garden conservatory
Although as much loved as loathed for its expansive use of brutalist concrete, the Barbican is a surprisingly green place, with lots of open spaces and gardens.
As the walkie-talkie prepares to open to the public…
Central London's highest garden opens to the public at some point shortly, depending on which newspaper you read, even though in reality it is less a garden than a waiting area for a nearby restaurant.
Guided tours of Two Temple Place
There is one more opportunity this year to have an extended private tour of Two Temple Place.
Stunning views from the top of the Cally Tower
150 years ago a meat market opened on the edge of London to cater to its growing population. To mark the location a mighty clock tower was built.
Inside the derelict Crystal Palace subway
Just under 150 years ago, a subway was built linking a railway station to a shopping arcade, but was closed 60 years ago, and has been largely sealed up ever since. Which is a pity as it is a true marvel of Victorian brickwork.
London Open House Weekend Bookings
The guide to the London Open House weekend will go live on Friday morning, and reveal the details of those venues that need booking in advance.
9 minutes of Canary Wharf in 1996
Some years ago, the BBC commissioned a series of short films to fill gaps in their schedules, each being 10 minutes long, including trailers, about architecture.
Euston Station to be Refurbished
Euston Station, that unloved 1960s slab of a railway station is to be tarted up, a little bit.
Tours inside West Ham Bus Garage
Just as this weekend offers a chance to see inside one of the post-war bus garage icons, there is a chance the following weekend to see inside a very different, yet kindred structure.
Book free tickets to see around some building sites
As part of their support for this year's London Festival of Architecture, Berkeley Group are offering the opportunity to see behind the scenes at a number of their key development sites across London.
Plans to revamp the riverside walkways in the City of London
If you were to walk from London Bridge towards Charing Cross along the riverside, there really isn't much doubt that the South side of the river has the more developed and cultural route to walk along.
30th anniversary of the “monstrous carbuncle” speech
This will make some of us feel old -- it has been 30 years since Prince Charles stepped into the controversial limelight and made his famous Carbuncle speech.
Brixton’s Burdensome Barrier Building
If you travel by train through Brixton, then you might have noticed through your windows just to the East of the town, a massive brick barrier.
BBC archive of old London programmes
It's a boring Bank Holiday, so what better than to watch a load of old BBC programmes about London's buses, buildings and tube tunnels?
TfL’s Head Office to be turned into residential flats
Transport for London has decided to convert its listed art-deco headquarters building into residential flats as it prepares to move east to newer offices.
Photos of the closed part of the Olympic Park
There was a chance the other night to take a brief look at part of the sealed off Olympic Park that is due to open to the general public on Saturday.
Visit the Prefab Museum — while you still can
A post war relic is soon to be swept away. A hidden flatland in a sea of multi-story buildings soon to be elevated by construction. A community rent asunder by a local council.