Mandarin Oriental Bankside London hotel
Mandarin Oriental Bankside London hotel building design by PLP Architecture office – 171 guestrooms and 70 branded residences on South Bank with dramatic views over St Paul’s Cathedral
Lee Valley Ice Centre London building
Lee Valley Ice Centre London building design by architects FaulknerBrowns, landscape by LDA Design – London’s first ever Olympic-sized twin-pad ice centre, with gym, studios, café, and community space
New AELTC Indoor Courts, Somerset Road, London
New AELTC Indoor Courts, Somerset Road, London: new state-of-the-art indoor tennis facility, designed by Hopkins Architects for the All England Lawn Tennis Club has opened to its Members in advance of this year’s Championships
Kodak House, 65 Kingsway, Central London
Barr Gazetas has completed the transformation of the former European headquarters of The Kodak Company at 65 Kingsway, for client Clearbell. The Grade II listed building was originally built in 1911 and is one of the earliest examples of a purpose-built open plan office block in London
THE BeCa Old Kent Road homes, South London
THE BeCa Old Kent Road Masterplan, South London, architecture by Farrells: 18-storey red brick tower – 170 private sale apartments in striking £130 million (GDV) tower – chic loft-living properties for Avanton
V&A East Storehouse Building, Stratford
V&A East Storehouse building news – new flythrough video and renders: archive encompassing more than 80,000 items at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, East London
West Smithfield market buildings redevelopment
Museum of London appoints Sir Robert McAlpine as Construction Management Company on Smithfield project, one of the largest cultural infrastructure projects in Europe, by architects Stanton Williams and Asif Khan
Elephant & Castle student residence, Southwark
Elephant & Castle student residences in Southwark, London, building design by Maccreanor Lavington architects: planning permission granted to Alumno for construction of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA)
Silvertown Pedestrian Bridge, Royal Docks, London
Plans submitted by Moxon Architects for new pedestrian bridge at Silvertown in London’s Royal Docks. It will be a striking new pedestrian and cycle bridge which will vastly improve public access across the docks
Liverpool Street Station Redevelopment News
Liverpool Street Station redevelopment news in London: Griff Rhys Jones and heritage campaigners The Victorian Society to ask Michael Gove to ‘call in’ plans to partially demolish, and build a tower over the grade II* former great eastern hotel
St Pauls Cathedral London Building: Architecture
St Paul’s Cathedral building from 1675-1710, designed by architect Sir Christopher Wren: exhibition to mark the 300th anniversary of the death of the mathematician, astronomer, physicist, anatomist, and one of Britain’s greatest architects
Natural History Museum London Building, UK
Design: Níall McLaughlin Architects with Kim Wilkie: Natural History Museum scheme goes in for planning. The new NHM design resulted from an architecture competition win to re-imagine the entrance grounds of the museum and create a new civic public realm, improving the visitor experience.
Epping Forest House, Greater London, England
It was Studio McLeod’s client’s long-held ambition to build herself a sustainable forever home in her existing community on the edge of Epping Forest. The Epping Forest House, Greater London, England, is a light filled, crafted and sculptural home where she could appreciate her garden, furniture, paintings, and have ‘absolutely no drafts’!
West Smithfield Design Competition, London
The Museum of London’s plan to move to Smithfield market has moved a step closer thanks to a funding boost. The City of London Corporation and mayor of London have pledged a total of £180m towards the £250m project, report the BBC
30 Minories London office building
30 Minories London office building news: planning application to redevelop City property and retain and substantially refurbish neighbouring Writers House (13 Haydon Street) in the Aldgate area
Bank of England Building London
Bank of England Building, London – design by Sir Herbert Baker, architect – Threadneedle Street building, photos of Bank of England in City of London.
