Carmody Groarke wins approval for skyscraper in London’s Paddington

November 2, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Architecture studio Carmody Groarke has received planning permission for a 20-storey hotel tower in London’s Paddington, as the area readies itself for the opening of a new Crossrail station. Carmody Groarke’s design for developer British Land will see a 113-metre-high hotel tower built on Sheldon Square. The design, which was approved by Westminster council planners last week, will replace the

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MINI Living Urban Cabin explores how future cities may merge public and private, says Sam Jacob

November 1, 2017 Ben Hobson 0

In our latest Dezeen x MINI Living movie, architect Sam Jacob and Corinna Natter of MINI Living explain how micro homes, like the one they presented during London Design Festival, could one day function as shared resources. The Urban Cabin is a 15-square-metre modular unit, created by MINI Living to explore ways that cities might be occupied in

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Cross-laminated-timber housing in east London offers “the future of low carbon construction”

November 1, 2017 India Block 0

Work has been completed on a 10-storey carbon-neutral apartment complex in London’s Dalston, which architecture firm Waugh Thistleton claims is the “world’s largest cross-laminated timber building”. Not only is Dalston Works believed to use more cross-laminated timber (CLT) than any other building in the world, at 33.8 metres tall, it is also among the tallest structures pioneering the use

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Giant pivoting door connects Columbia Road extension to secluded rear courtyard

October 30, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

A frameless glass roof panel connects with a window to allow natural light to flood this extension added to the rear of a Victorian house in east London by The D*Haus Company. The house is located on Columbia Road, which hosts a famous weekly flower market in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Local studio The

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Fosters + Partners-designed Bloomberg headquarters is a “vote of confidence in London”

October 25, 2017 India Block 0

Bloomberg’s Norman Foster-designed European headquarters in London “sends a clear message to the world” that the UK capital remains a centre for global investment, said Sadiq Khan. Speaking at the official unveiling of building, the mayor of London thanked American business magnate and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg for what he called a “vote of

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Fosters + Partners-designed Bloomberg headquarters is a “vote of confidence in London”

October 25, 2017 India Block 0

Bloomberg’s Norman Foster-designed European headquarters in London “sends a clear message to the world” that the UK capital remains a centre for global investment, said Sadiq Khan. Speaking at the official unveiling of building, the mayor of London thanked American business magnate and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg for what he called a “vote of

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Politician calls for pedestrianisation of Exhibition Road amid dispute over accident figures

October 24, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

A war of words has broken out over the “shared space” design of London’s Exhibition Road, with local politicians at loggerheads over whether the layout has improved or worsened accident rates in the popular museum district. Emma Dent Coad, the MP for Kensington and Chelsea, claims injuries to pedestrians have leapt sevenfold since the street was redesigned by

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David Adjaye to design UK Holocaust memorial

October 24, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

British architect David Adjaye has been named the winner of a competition to create the UK’s National Holocaust Memorial in a park near the Houses of Parliament in London. Adjaye Associates is working with Ron Arad Architects on the design of the National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, which will be located in Victoria Tower Gardens. The architects have

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David Adjaye and Ron Arad to design UK Holocaust memorial

October 24, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

British architect David Adjaye and Israeli architect Ron Arad have been named the winners of a competition to create the UK’s National Holocaust Memorial in a park near the Houses of Parliament in London. Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects will design the National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre for Victoria Tower Gardens. The architects have drawn up plans for

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Al-Jawad Pike combines brick, concrete and timber for restrained London home extension

October 23, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

“Matter-of-fact” materials such as concrete, brick, and timber in muted tones have been used to create this extension to a family home in Stoke Newington, north London. London-based architects Al-Jawad Pike expanded the Victorian property for a teacher, a TV producer, and their young daughter. The studio was asked to create a new cooking and dining

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