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We recently paid a visit to two of central London’s biggest construction sites, at Lime Street and New Square (Holborn). Both are progressing well and should be ready next year. At 125 m, the Willis Building (Foster and mates) will be the tallest new structure …

Potter boy Daniel Radcliffe becomes the youngest non-royal to get his portrait displayed at the National Portrait Gallery. ‘It was strange seeing myself as I was two years ago, not as I am now,’ said the young muggle. Presumably he never watches his own films, …

After the Evening Standard’s successful campaign (beware of link, several facts wrong, naturally) to reduce the size of a preposterous Holborn box junction, TfL have moved matters indoors. The blighters have now started painting box junctions on station platforms, as these Piccadilly Line markings testify. …

Nope, not the football team. Not after their recent dip in form. We’re talking about the original Palace. The one made from good old Victorian blood, sweat & tears. Or, somewhat more accurately, good old Victorian glass and steel. Architect Ray Hall dreams of rebuilding …

Will the owner of the sickly brown VW Golf please come forward immediately. We want to interview you. We found this garishly decorated kitschmobile in the leafy streets of South Hampstead, nestling incongruously amongst the Mercs and Jags of the moneybags residents. The car is …

These listings appear every Wednesday. If you want to let us know about any upcoming science or technology events, you can contact us on LondonistSciTech@Gmail.com Event of the Week Bodies…The Exhibition, Earls Court Exhibition Centre Gunther von Hagans, with his silly little hat and Teutonic …

Ken continues his Chinese tour, opening something called ‘The London Experience’. He also tried to backpeddle on his recent comparison of the Tiananmen Square massacre to London disturbances. ‘I said that great squares in town centres have tremendous and interesting histories,’ he explained. What do …

Walking past the new Cardinal Place building on Victoria Street recently, Londonist was startled to hear the sickening sound of crunching glass coming from on high. But was it: (a) Simple construction accident? (b) Needlessly complicated smash and grab raid? (c) Claustrophobic office worker determined …

Looks like King-Kong’s been taking art classes. Bleigiessen, by Thomas Heatherwick, dangles from the roof of the Wellcome Trust headquarters on Euston Road. The numbers are staggering: Height: 30 metres. Wire used: 1 million metres Glass beads: 150 000 Installation time: three months. In fact, …

Nelson gets a facelift, including the removal of a generation’s-worth of pigeon shit. Channel Tunnel train to be named after Dame Kelly Holmes. Apparently, ‘The route’s other trains will also be named after Britons famous for speed‘. [Insert predictable celebrity drug-taking gag here.] Bidding for …