Battersea Power Station

It’s like Rafael Vinoly’s bought a shit load of glass that he needs to dispose of. After the architect’s plans to build a giant crystalline eco-chimney at Battersea were quashed, he went away and brooded…and came up with this. The latest in a long line …

The blighted site’s beleaguered owners promise that they’ll file a new planning request by the summer. Since the “eco-dome” design was tossed onto the scrapheap, Treasury Holdings is now planning a scaled-down version with smaller towers. Heck, they may as well throw in a roller …

Pigs might fly It was always going to happen. The thrusting translucent chimney planned for Battersea riverside and dubbed ‘the spark plug’ has been nixed. The 250 m tower, designed by Rafael Viñoly, was removed from the masterplan after developers ‘caved in’ to public dissatisfaction …

Blue skies and the warm glow over London yesterday rustled up promising hopes that Spring just may be on its way. Is it too early yet to set up ones chair on the banks of the Thames for a prime view of the summer the …

A controversial development next to Battersea Power Station is in for a nip and tuck. After local opposition (some of it inept), 50 m will be lopped off the so-called ‘Dyson’ tower, with reductions in its waistline and capacity. At 250 m, the stunted highrise …

Chaps, take note: Madame Zingara’s travelling theatre cum supper club is camped on these shores until the middle of February. Its unlikely location, a windblown industrial site in Battersea with the sombre spectre of the power station looming large in the background, makes it an …

Or, the circus comes to town. And feeds you up nice. So, you’re stuck in that annual festive pickle: your youthful instinct to duly celebrate the season is alive and kicking but, when you weigh up your options, it’s much the same repertoire of entertainment …

As we enjoy a mild and occasionally sun-kissed start to the Autumn season, the hulking relic that is Battersea Power Station – still the largest brick building in Europe – provides the venue for the biggest winter sports and music festival to ever hit these …

It sometimes seems like Battersea Power Station’s long term prospects will never be decided and she’ll turn to rubble while a tawdry procession of developers hatch unlikely plans. Under such uncertainty, however, the grand old dilapidated dame seems to be developing a maverick sub-career as …

When we heard about the Battersea Power Station was to be open to the public (thanks Annie Mole!) over the past weekend, we rushed down with camera ready. And, yes indeed, the iconic landmark was there to be roamed around in all its massive glory. …