The Shard just let another 20,000 sq ft of office space to a recruiter May 15, 2015 The Shard may be one of the most recognisable buildings in London, but since its official opening in 2012, office rentals at the building have come in more of a trickle than a gush. But today the building's owners announced its latest letting: 20,200 sq ft of space on the 10th storey will go to [...]
The future of London: New 3D model allows you to see how the capital will change over time April 24, 2015 The future of London's skyline lies in the hands of its architects, and there are plenty of exciting plans on the horizon. So what will the capital look in two years, five years, or even 20 years? To answer these questions, a huge interactive installation has been opened at the Building Centre near Goodge Street. [...]
The Garden Bridge needs our support – Editor’s Letter April 16, 2015 An eyesore and a vanity project, un-English and out of keeping with the times… that was, once, the contrarian view of St Paul’s. Thankfully, Sir Christopher Wren ignored the critique of its “heavy arches” and accusations of Popish design, going so far as to hide the works behind screens so his controversial vision could succeed. [...]
How the City of London is making millions selling off roads for redevelopment April 9, 2015 The City of London has made over £10m from the sale of roads in the last four years – in attempts to facilitate redevelopment in the capital's business district. Figures obtained through a freedom of information request show that between 2010-11 and 2013-14, the City sold nine plots of "surplus highway land", raking in a [...]
Pillow Fight Day 2015: Hundreds of people gather in a feather-filled Trafalgar Square April 4, 2015 There really is a day to celebrate everything. Hundreds of Londoners have gathered in the center of the capital to celebrate national Pillow Fight Day – and it ended up rather feathery. Scenes at Trafalgar Square saw young and old bracing themselves for a feather-filled fisticuffs along with hundreds of other cities around the world [...]
50 years of London boroughs: Capital celebrates anniversary of becoming Greater London in 1965 April 1, 2015 The city is always changing, but 50 years ago, London underwent one of its greatest changes in the modern era, as the 32 boroughs we know and love (or hate, perhaps) today were formed. Back in 1963, there were around 700,000 fewer people in London than there are today. But they knew what was coming [...]
International consortium buys up London South Bank scheme for £308m March 29, 2015 A consortium of British and international investors has bought up a £1bn office and residential development on London’s South Bank for £308m. UK’s Native Land, Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek, Hotel Properties, run by the Singaporean family behind British handbag-maker Mulberry and Malaysia’s Amcorp Properties, have agreed to buy the site from Carlyle, the private [...]
Earth Hour 2015 UK: London will be plunged into darkness on the Southbank as its biggest landmarks go dark March 27, 2015 Some of London’s biggest landmarks will fall dark on Saturday night, plunging parts of the capital into darkness to raise awareness of climate change. From 8.30pm, landmarks across the capital including the Gherkin, Big Ben, and the London Eye will fall dark for the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Earth Hour. For the first time, The [...]
London’s new low emission black cabs will be made in Coventry with £250m Chinese investment from owner Geely March 26, 2015 The new generation of London's iconic black cabs will be made in a new factory in the Midlands being built by a Chinese company, creating 1,000 new jobs. Geely, the Chinese firm which took over the 100-year-old British cab manufacturer Manganese Bronze in 2013, will invest £250m in building a new factory and research and [...]
Association of Leading Visitor Attractions: London dominates list of best UK visitor attractions led by the National Gallery March 16, 2015 The lure of the British Museum as well as that of the National Portrait Gallery continued to ensure London sites topped a list of the most popular visitor attractions in the UK. In what was a bumper year for British culture, the total number of people visiting attractions jumped 6.5 per cent, the Association of [...]