News of Prince Charles’ deft hand in halting the controversial Chelsea Barracks project earlier this year has spread fast it seems, as wealthy South Kensington locals have appealed for his aid in preventing plans for a new Iranian Embassy in the centre of London being approved. Continue Reading →
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First Skyscraper With Built-In Wind Turbines Opens in London
Strata SE1 is the tallest residential building in central London. Developed by Brookfield Europe it comprises high quality apartments in two architecturally prestigious buildings both with space for shops and restaurants below.
There are 408 private apartments at Strata SE1 with a choice of studios, one, two and three bedroom duplex apartments all with stunning views of London.
The first building in the world with integral wind turbines, it sets a new benchmark in terms of environmental strategy.
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Plans to connect inner London hospitals via underground ‘medi rail’ network centred on a major blood bank and medical transport hub have won the inaugural Foster + Partners Prize, presented to the Architecture Association School’s Diploma student whose portfolio best addresses the themes of sustainability and infrastructure. The new award, created this year, will be presented annually. Continue Reading →
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10 July – 17 October 2010
In its 40th anniversary year, the Serpentine Gallery announced that the 10th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is being designed by world-renowned French architect Jean Nouvel. This year’s Pavilion is the 10th commission in the Gallery’s annual series, the world’s first and most ambitious architectural program of its kind. It will be the architect’s first completed building in the UK. Continue Reading →
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ReardonSmith architectural firm has unveiled plans for an underground five-star, 204-room hotel and spa at Hersham Golf Club in Surrey, in London’s Green Belt.
The architects’ response to the area’s strict planning guidelines has been to place all 200 plus guestroms underground around landscaped courtyards, leaving just one level of public areas at grade. Continue Reading →
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According to WorldArchitectureNews ‘Glenkerrin UK has 6 weeks to appeal a decision by UK Communities Secretary John Denham to reject the Foster + Partners and HKR design for the Arcadia mixed-use scheme in London’s Ealing. The client’s scheme was referred to Denham for a decision in January instead of Ealing Council as there were concerns that the design for the redesigned shopping centre ‘may conflict with national policies on important matters’, according to the planning decision. Continue Reading →
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A team of leading architects and engineers has just unveiled designs for The CLOUD – a landmark structure to commemorate London’s role as host of the 2012 Olympics. The lightweight transparent tower, composed of a ‘Cloud’ of inflatable, light-emitting spheres, would create a spatial, three-dimensional display in the skies of London, fed by real time information from all over the world. Continue Reading →
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From Studio Weave:
’140 Boomerangs’ is a project made up of modular Boomerang-elements which may be assembled in various permutations. It is able to create site specific, fluid, playful forms but from a simple element which is simple to assemble and re-assemble. Continue Reading →