Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.
Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.
Articles about (mostly) London architecture, heritage, new buildings, and refurbishments.
Garden Museum seeking designs for a new entrance pavillion
Plans to simplify the road layout next to Lambeth Bridge has given the nearby Garden Museum an opportunity to revamp its entrance and make the museum much more noticeable to passers-by.
South Kensington tube station development decison delayed until the autumn
The meeting due to be held tomorrow evening to decide on approving a redevelopment of the land around South Kensington tube station has been deferred until the autumn.
Debenhams Oxford Street to lose its metal facade
The former Debenhams store on Oxford Street is likely to lose its distinctive metal facade if plans for a refurbishment are approved.
Webcam to watch the Marble Arch mound being built
A giant mound of earth is being piled up at Marble Arch to create a viewing platform for the summer, and they've set up a webcam to watch the progress.
The 19th century Brewers Buildings, Clerkenwell
A narrow side street in Clerkenwell lined with small houses is also home to a magnificent example of 19th-century philanthropic housing.
What the City of London will look like in the mid-2020s
The City of London has released some updated images visualising how the Square Mile’s skyline will look by the mid 2020’s.
There's a very 1960s era hotel practically on the doorstep of St Paul's Cathedral that was once an office block.
Nine Elms tube station gets approval for residential towers
A cluster of residential flats to be built above the new Nine Elms tube station have been approved by Lambeth Council.
House of Fraser Victoria likely to be demolished
The House of Fraser department store on Victoria Street is likely to close next summer as plans to redevelop the building into offices is likely to be approved.
City of London plans to merge police and courthouses approved
Plans to demolish a block of offices in Fleet Street to be replaced by a new set of law courts and police station have been approved by the City of London.
The Tudor style building in central London
If you wander around Mayfair, you might come across an old Tudor building that's now flats, except it's not at all old.
Battersea Power Station’s glass elevator to open next year
A glass elevator that will run up the inside of one of Battersea Power Station's chimneys before popping up out of the top for a view will open next year.
Pedestrianisation plans for Bank junction in the City
The City of London has announced plans to part pedestrianise Bank junction following on from previous works which substantially reduced road traffic in the area.
Office block above Southwark station to be heated by tube trains
More than 20 years after it opened, Southwark tube station is to get the over-site development it was built for, although not the one it was designed for.
City of London gets planning permission for Dagenham markets move
Plans by the City of London to move its three historic markets to a single site in Dagenham Dock took a step forward last night after Barking and Dagenham council approved planning permission for the new market building.
Hammersmith Bridge could re-open next summer
A temporary double-decker bridge could allow the Hammersmith Bridge to reopen next summer, initially to pedestrians and cyclists, with motorists following a few months later, Hammersmith and Fulham council has announced.
3,000 homes to be built next to Dagenham Dock railway station
A sleepy railway station in East London is due to get a lot busier as a large housing development is to be built next to it.
Art Deco cinema saved from conversion into a hotel
A former theatre turned cinema in the West End has been saved from conversion into a hotel after Camden council rejected an appeal from the developer.
M&S want to redevelop their Oxford Street flagship store
Another large Oxford Street retailer is looking to downsize in light of the recent surge in online shopping, and this time it's M&S.
A cluster of sideways buildings to replace the ITV tower
A solitary tower on the Southbank could be replaced by a cluster of wide office blocks if plans by Make Architects are approved.
Design for Bank tube station entrance for approval
Design details for Bank tube station's new Cannon Street entrance have been submitted to the City of London for planning approval.
Architecture exhibition for Euston Station
An exhibition about railway architecture is coming to Euston Station this summer, as part of the London Festival of Architecture.
60th anniversary restoration for the Crystal Palace Bowl
A run-down open-air stage in the middle of Crystal Palace that was popular between the 1960s and 90s is about to be restored to a working performance space again.
Barbican Centre upgrade as Centre for Music is cancelled
Plans for a new concert hall in the City of London have been cancelled as the City decides to revamp the Barbican Centre instead.
