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Before and after photos reveal extent of Battersea Power Station redevelopment

October 13, 2022 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Battersea Power Station reopens tomorrow after a long-awaited redevelopment. This series of before and after photos show the rejuvenated building alongside historic pictures of it in use and as a ruin. Designed by British architect Giles Gilbert Scott the building, which opened as a power station in the 1930s, now contains over 100 shops, 46,000

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Panter Hudspith Architects creates “contemporary vernacular” for Orchard Gardens housing

October 12, 2022 Tom Ravenscroft 0

UK studio Panter Hudspith Architects has created a city block of housing in London’s Elephant and Castle, which is shortlisted for this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize. Built on Walworth Road as part of the redevelopment of the Heygate Estate in the Elephant and Castle area in south London, Orchard Gardens was designed to be a new

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Proctor & Shaw adds glazed extension to Sky Lantern House in London

October 8, 2022 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architecture studio Proctor & Shaw has refurbished and extended a Victorian townhouse in south London, adding a series of glazed volumes to the rear facade that allow daylight to reach deep into the plan. The brief for the home, named Sky Lantern House, involved preserving the character of the existing building while making its interior

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Henley Halebrown completes “hybrid building” in Hackney with red concrete loggia

October 6, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

London studio Henley Halebrown has used a palette of reddish-brown concrete and bricks to visually tie together a school and housing in this mixed-use scheme in Hackney, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize. Located on the busy Kingsland Road at the edge of the De Beauvoir conservation area,

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Wilkinson Eyre completes long-awaited redevelopment of iconic Battersea Power Station

October 5, 2022 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Architecture studio Wilkinson Eyre has unveiled the redeveloped Battersea Power Station in London ahead of its opening next week, almost 40 years after the building was decommissioned. The former power station, which now contains over 100 shops, 46,000 square metres of office space for technology brand Apple and 254 apartments is set to officially open to the

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Hopkins Architects adapts deep-plan office in London to suit “modern 24/7 lifestyle”

October 5, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

Hopkins Architects has reused elements of a 1980s office block to create the commercial 100 Liverpool Street building in London, which is shortlisted for this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize. Commissioned by British Land, the project was developed by Hopkins Architects in collaboration with local firm Universal Design Studio, with the aim of creating a contemporary

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London Fire Brigade “celebrates bravery” with exhibition marking launch of updated typeface

September 30, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

The London Fire Brigade has unveiled its updated typeface designed by Studio Sutherl& and The Foundry Types at the Running Towards exhibition of graphic artworks informed by the organisation’s design heritage. The Running Towards exhibition took place at the Shoreditch Fire Station during the London Design Festival, with visitors entering through the building’s big red shutters

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Marble Arch Mound set to be repurposed in redevelopment of London estate

September 29, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

Elements of the dismantled Marble Arch Mound that Dutch studio MVRDV designed for central London last year are planned to be reused in the renewal of Ebury estate in Pimlico. Materials and trees used to create the controversial attraction beside Marble Arch will be repurposed into gardens and a play area at the redeveloped housing

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“Sohofication is strangling our city centres”

September 27, 2022 Jonathan Nunn 0

A proliferation of strangely similar restaurants in our cities is at risk of making them boring places to live, writes Jonathan Nunn. Have you recently had a meal in a new restaurant in the centre of your city? Let me guess. The food was from another country but the menu emphasised that all the dishes

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Exhibition dedicated to the work of Yinka Ilori opens at London’s Design Museum

September 26, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

Brightly coloured chairs and personal memorabilia feature in the Parables for Happiness exhibition showcasing the works of London-based designer Yinka Ilori at the Design Museum. Opened during London Design Festival, the exhibition is the first major display of Ilori’s vast number of vibrant designs, including graphic murals, furniture and public installations. Ilori’s designs are exhibited alongside pieces

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