Every day until Christmas the Londonist team will be pointing you in the direction of a Christmas present that (with a bit of luck) you won’t already have on your list. Climb up onto our collective lap and we’ll see what we can move from …
For all those looking for a bit of nonsense to while away their Friday, look no further than Twitter, where @thegherkin and @canary_wharf are having a towering argument. The Wharf says: “Careful sunshine. Do your research before you start getting architectural on me. Mr Pelli …
Maggie’s Centre, Charing Cross hospital, by Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners A trio of London projects have made it onto the shortlist for Britain’ biggest architectural prize, the Stirling. The list contains a little relief for Richard Rogers’ firm after its bruising battles with Prince …
Plans are in for two ‘green’ buildings for London. A refurbishment project for the Edward Woods Estate in Shepherds Bush would fit wind turbines and over 1,200sq m of solar panels to the three towers, which should generate enough power to run the lifts, communal …
Oh yes. Minder is coming back to our screens (confused? Ask your Dad). 15 years after Terry and Arfur went into retirement, Five has unveiled its ‘reimagining’ of the series. Shane Richie plays Arthur’s nephew, Archie Daley, and Lex Shrapnel (brilliant name) as his, well, …
The Frisky, a “daily romp on the wild side”, hasn’t been on our radar before but they’ve made believers of us with their list of the Seven Phallic Wonders Of The Modern World. A paean to the priapic, an engorging engaging collection of modern erections …
After yesterday’s news about Eurostar settling well into its new home, here’s another cheery account of a London landmark that has us thinking we might not be as bad at this construction thing as T5 would suggest. Though it may have opened years late and …
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