Exhibition Preview: Saving A Century – The Victorian Society
A photographic survey of buildings fought for over 50 years of campaigning
buildings
Unbuilt London: Tall Towers And Strange Skyscrapers
Paying tribute to the skyscrapers and towers that could have graced the London skyline.
Heron Spotting In The City Of London
Heron Tower, The Heron, Heron Plaza…can you tell them apart?
Open House London: Pre-Booking Opens Monday
Want to poke around a WWII bunker, BBC Television Centre or Tower 42? Here’s how…
Sir John Soane’s London Buildings Revealed
Museum web site puts over 2000 images online.
Construction Of Walkie-Talkie Tower Begins
It’s fat at the top and thin down below; some think it’s great, but others say No! Work on the divisive ‘walkie-talkie’ tower on Fenchurch Street is under way.
Cucumber-Shaped Building Planned For Paddington
A 150m-tall building shaped like a cucumber could be built in Paddington Basin.
Borg Cube Heading For Silicon Roundabout?
Resistance is futile. Old Street roundabout is to be invaded by a Borg cube, if new plans are approved.
In Pictures: The Shard, As Seen From Around London
After a growth spurt in the summer and autumn, the Shard at London Bridge has now reached nearly three-quarters of its height.
In Pictures: Open House 2010
Open House, the ever-popular weekend event in which hundreds of normally private buildings in the capital are thrown open to the curious and the nosy, has come and gone. The main attraction this year was the BT Tower, open to the public for the first …
Strata Residents Feeling The Heat
Photo: Heygate Estate and Strata by gazkinz A week after “winning” the Carbuncle Cup, there’s more bad press for Strata: a piece in the Standard claims that residents are upset by supposed failings in the tower’s green credentials. The paper has found one unhappy new …
