Natural History Museum wants to put a dinosaur in its front gardenThe Natural History Museum has shown off plans to revamp the space in front of the museum, including putting a dinosaur in the garden.
Camels in the City of LondonA grand late Victorian building in the City of London is notable for having three camels on the front.
Sci-Fi style scale model of North GreenwichAn exhibition space in North Greenwich has a scale model of what the area could look like in the future – and it seems to be modeled on a Science Fiction show.
Barking Creek Barrier: London’s lesser known flood barrierAlthough the Thames Barrier is the most famous of London’s flood defenses, it’s only one of 36 industrial floodgates built to protect London — and one of the more distinctive is the Barking Creek Barrier.
See Sir Pindar’s Home in the V&A MuseumHanging from a wall in the V&A is a grandly decorated frontage from an old house – just the frontage floating eerily in the void.
Another public roof garden planned near St Paul’s CathedralPlans to revamp an existing office block next to St Paul’s tube station could see a large roof garden open to the public added to the top.
Stone – the new wonder material for buildingsImagine a building material strong enough to support a skyscraper, but without any of the CO2 emissions of concrete or steel, and you have the new wonder of construction — stone.
New Cross Gate towers cancelled due to Bakerloo line extension uncertaintyPlans for a large housing development on the Sainsbury’s site at New Cross Gate have been cancelled by the developers, citing the uncertainty around the Bakerloo line extension.
Exhibition shows off South Kensington tube station plansThe slow rumbling plans to upgrade the massively overcrowded South Kensington tube station moved an inch forward last week, when local residents and workers were shown some of the plans.
Grosvenor Square revamp to go aheadThe grand Grosvenor Square in central London is to get a 300th anniversary make-over, and the lead design team has been announced.
Fresh images of the new railway super-hub at Old Oak CommonImages of what will eventually be one of the best interconnected railway hubs in South-East England have been released.
Wider pavements for West End streetsThe two roads that run from Leicester Square towards Trafalgar Square are to get a major revamp with wider pavements and fewer cars.
Floodlighting Rotherhithe for the Mayflower’s 400th anniversaryThis year marks the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s voyage to the new world to escape religious freedoms in England, and there are a number of events being planned to mark the anniversary.
Restoration of the Crystal Palace subway moves forwardPlans to restore the amazing subway underneath part of the Crystal Palace has been given a boost by the local council.
Sainsbury’s development threatens Bakerloo line extensionSainsbury’s has formally filed a planning application for a development that could cause problems with the Bakerloo line extension.
Plans to banish buses from outside Victoria StationThe large space open air bus stops outside Victoria Station could become a pedestrian plaza, under plans put forward by the local business group.
New images of London Underground’s new Paddington entrancePaddington Square, the huge office development next to Paddington Station has released new images, including of the planned Bakerloo line entrance.
Farewell to the Tooley Street footbridgeThe covered footbridge that has linked London Bridge station with the 1980s development next to the river is to be demolished.
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