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A programme to install green roofs in the City of London has wins at prestigious planning awards. Over 60 green roofs have been created in the Square Mile as part of a City of London programme to help address flood risk, mitigate climate change, improve biodiversity and provide new green spaces for people to enjoy.
Architects: Mikhail Riches. Competition winning housing schemes at Wimbourne Street and Buckland Street, both within close walking distance of Shoreditch Park.
June is dominated by the London Festival of Architecture. And to help sift through the range of contemporary classics in the capital, here is an accessible Top 10 guide to London’s finest buildings.
Design: David Stanley Architects. Situated in the vibrant London Borough of Southwark, David Stanley and Romy Grabosch have recently transformed their ground floor flat into an outward looking garden-centric dream home by adding a striking timber-clad extension, fit for the modern day.
Tigg + Coll Architects, winners of the Colander run competition to find architects for Theo and Oskar’s House, will work with Ballymore to deliver a light, spacious and barrier-free home for the Taussig family and their two young sons.
Architects: Bennetts Associate and Jump Studios announce the completion of No. 40 Chancery Lane, a large-scale commercial space in the historical heart of the Chancery Lane Conservation Area, London.
London’s status as the global capital of museums has been confirmed by a new study. With four museums in the global top 20 by visitor numbers in 2016, the capital has achieved first place in the global list jointly with Washington DC, which also has four entries in the top 20.
The final pour of concrete into the Northwest chimney marks the completion of the Battersea Power Station chimney rebuild. The four iconic chimneys have been rebuilt using the same construction technique as when they first graced London’s skyline.
Design: David Kohn Architects. The first phase will more than double the display space dedicated to photography. It forms part of an ambitious two-phased FuturePlan development project to dramatically reimagine the display of the photographic collection at the V&A.
With innovation front of mind, US architects Gensler developed a flexible and diverse environment. This allows Microsoft London’s different teams to work in a place that is built upon community and knowledge sharing
Architects pH+ and City & Suburban Homes have received unanimous planning permission to build a new mixed-use development in the heart of Hackney’s Fish Island.
Third Phase Designs Construction Manager news. The designs by Gehry Partners and Foster + Partners for £8bn redevelopment third phase of the iconic building will deliver a cluster of ‘wavy and wonky’ buildings for over 1,300 homes plus a high street of shops and a hotel. Sir Robert McAlpine appointed.
Aukett Swanke completes conversion of the spectacular, Beaux-Arts former headquarters of the Port of London Authority at Ten Trinity Square, into a luxury landmark hotel and residences in the heart of the capital.
