Lloyd’s Building Gets Grade I Listed Status
Once-controversial structure becomes part of the establishment.
Richard Rogers
“Skywalk” Viewing Platform Proposed For Roof Of O2
James Bond may have found this useful in ‘The World Is Not Enough’.
‘Cheesegrater’ Tower Back On Track
The Leadenhall Tower, a Richard Rogers-designed skyscraper better known as the Cheesegrater because of its tapering form, looks set to go ahead after a cash injection from a Canadian pension fund, which has signed a joint venture deal with British Land, who own the site. …
Prince Charles Describes Chelsea Barracks As “Insane”
Chelsea Barracks He just couldn’t let it lie: Prince Charles has used an interview with Vanity Fair magazine to once again pontificate on his intervention in the Chelsea Barracks project. Inserted among familiar musings on the heir’s favourite themes (nature, the environment, Islam) is another …
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Galloway may try for Mayor of Tower Hamlets… meanwhile, Duwayne Brooks may try for Mayor of the whole of London. 2012 fake merchandise has been spotted and seized as the Olympics cash-in starts early. Richard Rogers’ towers will extend Thames Path beyond Battersea if the …
Chelsea Barracks: Judge Labels Prince Charles “Unwelcome”
Not on Chuck’s watch A two-year legal battle over the aborted Chelsea Barracks scheme came to a conclusion today, with the High Court ruling that the Qatari Royal Family had breached their contract by dropping the Richard Rogers-designed project developed by the Candy brothers. However, …
Chelsea Barracks Masterplan Revealed
A masterplan for the new Chelsea Barracks scheme has been presented to local residents by the site’s developer, Qatari Diar. For those long bored by the Barracks debacle, a recap: the original plan by Richard Rogers’ firm for the £3 billion site in west London …
Design For New US Embassy Building Revealed
So what do we have here then: a giant-sized Apple Cube? A 21st century Kaaba? Or a Borg ship with a chintzy makeover by Jonathan Ive? It is, of course, none of those, but rather the new US Embassy in Nine Elms, by Philadelphia-based firm …
British Museum Extension Gets Planning Permission
Camden Council has approved the revised plan for a major extension at the British Museum, which will house a research wing, conservation labs, logistics, and new galleries giving ample space to stage large-scale temporary exhibitions. The original proposal by Rogers Sirk Harbour & Parners was …
Prince Charles, Boris Johnson Named In High Court Case
The house that Charles killed Will Prince Charles come to rue the day he poked the Royal beak into the Chelsea Barracks affair? Court documents reveal that the Candy brothers, who are suing site owner Qatari Dar after the Richard Rogers scheme collapsed, will call …
Architect To Sue Over Chelsea Barracks
With a second Stirling prize under their belt, the firm of Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners have taken the initial steps to suing developer Qatari Diar over the latter’s abandoning of the Chelsea Barracks project. Lord Rogers’ firm are claiming £1.5 million in unpaid fees …
