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Plans unveiled to pedestrianise London’s Oxford Street in 2018

November 6, 2017 India Block 0

The western section of London’s main shopping street is to be transformed into a pedestrian zone filled with public art, it was announced today. London mayor Sadiq Kahn has revealed plans to start imposing traffic restrictions along Oxford Street by the end of 2018, allowing the congested street to become a pedestrian-priority area. Visualisations show the pedestrianised

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Office S&M uses scale-like tiles and vibrant colours to add personality to London house

November 6, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

This revamp of a family home in west London features a loft extension covered in scale-like wooden shingles, yellow-framed arch windows, and interiors that use colour to separate spaces for adults and children. Architects Catrina Stewart and Hugh McEwen of Office S&M were asked to oversee the improvements to a Victorian terraced house in Ealing,

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Photographer Will Scott celebrates the varied architecture of London Underground stations

November 5, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

Will Scott’s Architecture of the Underground photo series showcases the diverse designs of London’s Tube stations, from the art-deco of Arnos Grove to the high-tech of Canary Wharf. Scott, who splits his time between London and Edinburgh, had the idea for the images after he made a chance visit to Arnos Grove station two years

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O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects adds “simple, warm and characterful” extension to London house

November 5, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects has extended a typical terraced home in northwest London, by adding a new timber-lined room that opens onto a brick-paved garden. The Dewsbury Road extension was designed by locally based O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects to replace a 1970s addition at the rear of a property in Dollis Hill, which had split the kitchen and dining area into two

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UNStudio hopes to create “neighbourhoods in the sky” with Canaletto Tower in London

November 3, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Bands of aluminium and concrete divide up sections of this London residential skyscraper by UNStudio, to foster different communities within the building, while also framing panoramic views for residents. The 31-storey Canaletto Tower is located at 257 City Road, not far from Shoreditch. It is one of several new high-rises underway on this street, along with Foster + Partners’

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UNStudio hopes to create “neighbourhoods in the sky” with Canaletto Tower in London

November 3, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Bands of aluminium and concrete divide up sections of this London residential skyscraper by UNStudio, to foster different communities within the building, while also framing panoramic views for residents. The 31-storey Canaletto Tower is located at 257 City Road, not far from Shoreditch. It is one of several new high-rises underway on this street, along with Foster + Partners’

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UNStudio hopes to create “neighbourhoods in the sky” with Canaletto Tower in London

November 3, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Bands of aluminium and concrete divide up sections of this London residential skyscraper by UNStudio, to foster different communities within the building, while also framing panoramic views for residents. The 31-storey Canaletto Tower is located at 257 City Road, not far from Shoreditch. It is one of several new high-rises underway on this street, along with Foster + Partners’

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Herzog & de Meuron reveals design for new £108 million RCA campus

November 3, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Herzog & de Meuron has submitted a planning application for the new Royal College of Art campus in London’s Battersea, revealing a design that features textured brickwork and a sawtooth roof profile. The Swiss firm won a competition in late 2016 to design a new £108 million campus for London’s foremost art and design school. A

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Herzog & de Meuron reveals design for new £108 million RCA campus

November 3, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Herzog & de Meuron has submitted a planning application for the new Royal College of Art campus in London’s Battersea, revealing a design that features textured brickwork and a sawtooth roof profile. The Swiss firm won a competition in late 2016 to design a new £108 million campus for London’s foremost art and design school. A

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Herzog & de Meuron reveals design for new £108 million RCA campus

November 3, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Herzog & de Meuron has submitted a planning application for the new Royal College of Art campus in London’s Battersea, revealing a design that features textured brickwork and a sawtooth roof profile. The Swiss firm won a competition in late 2016 to design a new £108 million campus for London’s foremost art and design school. A

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