Approval for hotel covered in plants
The largest green wall in Europe has been approved for the City of London, with a new hotel to go where an old office block currently sits.
Architecture - Archive Articles
Appeal logged to build the Tulip skyscraper
The controversial plans for a tulip shaped viewing tower are back, with an appeal logged against the decision to block its construction.
East London’s unused heliport and unbuilt bridge
Not far from Beckton DLR depot is an odd road that seems somewhat oversized and impressive for the minimal amount of traffic that uses it.
TfL planning more tower blocks on its car parks
More information has been released about TfL’s plans to turn a long length of land next to a railway into blocks of flats.
Museum of London submits application to move to Smithfield
The Museum of London has filed the formal planning application that will see it move from its London Wall site to the derelict market buildings at Smithfield.
Plans for a post-meat market Smithfield unveiled
With the City of London considering moving its historic meat market out of Smithfield, thoughts are turning to what could done with the empty buildings.
London’s first permanent “City Trees” soak up pollution
Two large artificial “trees” have been installed outside Leytonstone tube station and on the High Road to help improve air quality in the area.
Underground reservoir in London revealed
One of Thames Water’s most spectacular structures – hidden under ancient woodland in London – was revealed in all its Victorian glory during maintenance work recently.
The Tide, Greenwich’s pointless folly
If someone said, design me something pointless then cover it in hype, then The Tide in Greenwich would be the result.
Expanding IBM’s brutalist office on the Southbank
The Southbank’s brutalist office block occupied by IBM could be getting bigger if plans by the owners are approved by the council.
The best brutalist staircase in London
There are many contenders for best staircase in London, but I am going to pitch this little known staircase on the Southbank for the title.
Exhibition about plans for 55 Broadway
Last week, an exhibition was held to show off the plans to turn London Transports former art-deco headquarters into a posh hotel.
The four staircases of Holborn Viaduct
150 years ago, a deep sloping road in Central London was replaced with a marvelous bridge — the Holborn Viaduct.
The less than iconic Icon Outlet at the O2
You’re a huge tent with large numbers of visitors thronging to see the latest instagram star, so what could be better than a long row of designer retailers to drain even more money from their wallets?
Fewer shops on Oxford Street in £3 billion revamp
The shopping heart of London will soon have fewer shops, after the local trade group announced plans for a large-scale revamp of the area.
The St James’s Market Pavilion
On a formerly oddly empty plot of land in Haymarket is a temporary exhibition pavilion.
National Portrait Gallery to close for 3 years
A part of a major rebuilding project, the National Portrait Gallery has announced that it will be closing for three years, from the end of June 2020.
TfL starts renting out railway arches
A long line of railway arches under the Hammersmith and City line are being rented out by TfL following refurbishment work.
See inside the Museum of London’s new Farringdon home
The Museum of London is set to move soon from its current home into a cluster of semi-derelict Victorian iron and 1960s concrete buildings.
Garish Holborn kiosk to be replaced with hexagons
The decade old information kiosk outside Holborn tube station could be replaced by a series of digital screens, if plans by the local business group is carried out.
Network Rail’s design competition for train station benches
Network Rail is calling on architects and designers to come up with ideas for improved seating in some of London’s mainline station.
Silvery spiral stairs for East London’s Museum of Childhood
The V&A’s Museum of Childhood in East London has secured planning permission for a large revamp of the listed building.
Concrete office block by London Bridge to be demolished
A fairly grim concrete office block that included a covered walkway between London Bridge and the railway station is to be demolished and redeveloped.
More tower blocks planned for Bankside
A cluster of towers planned for the bankside area is likely to go ahead after one of the developers committed to the plans.
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