This skyscraper which casts no shadow is inspired by London’s ambitious build skywards March 15, 2015 London’s skyline is about to change dramatically as the only way to build is upwards. Hundreds of skyscrapers are being planned for the capital over the next decade and some fear that could cast a rather large shadow over the city. Architects have come up with an innovative new building design however, which can regulate [...]
Watch: A drone flies through Crossrail tunnels March 11, 2015 After almost three years the tunnelling for Crossrail is nearly finished and the project is shifting towards fitting out the stations ahead of the hugely anticipated 2018 launch. The BBC has also been busy behind the scenes. For the past four months the broadcaster has been trying to convince the project's safety team to let [...]
Military aircraft to fly over London as part of a events commemorating six months since UK’s Afghanistan base Camp Bastion was closed March 11, 2015 Military aircraft used in Afghanistan will fly over London on Friday as part of a series of events to commemorate six months since Camp Bastion was closed. The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and other senior Royals including The Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry, The Duke of [...]
Wish you still had your Nokia 3210? Now you can play Snake on the fountains at Kings Cross March 11, 2015 Do you wish we could get back to the good old days when mobile phones were for making calls, maybe texting – and, at the absolute most, playing Snake? If that sounds like you, there are two options open to you. First, you could relocate to a county where 4G reception is so bad you [...]
Aerial London: Seven amazing photographs of the City March 11, 2015 Have you ever wondered what the City looks like if you're hanging out of a helicopter, and about 1,000ft high? Jason Hawkes, who is one of the world's top aerial photographers, has carved a career out of doing just that. His portfolio features aerial shots of some of the city's most famous skyscrapers like the Gherkin [...]
Bedlam at Liverpool Street Station: 3,000 plague skeletons are being excavated to make way for Crossrail March 10, 2015 A gruesome discovery at Liverpool Street Station is coming to light as archaeologists begin excavating skeletons from a Bedlam burial ground. Work on the new Crossrail uncovered the remains of more than 5,000 people, including plague victims, a former Lord Mayor of London and a murder victim, in a graveyard underneath the commuter hub, which [...]
15 years of the London Eye… in pictures March 9, 2015 It was a pretty epic aim to build the largest ferris wheel in Europe and London's tallest viewing point at 135m tall – no small feat of engineering. Here’s how it looked in 1999 before being raised. It weighed 1,500 tons and back then, was still known as the Millenium Wheel. That first attempt to [...]
Houses of Parliament: Man arrested after spending night on roof of House of Commons March 8, 2015 A man has been arrested after spending the night on the roof of the houses of parliament. The 23-year-old was detained on suspicion of criminal damage and trespass by the police at around 5am after gaining access to the highly secured building late on Saturday night. Police, London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance services were [...]
Crystal Palace replica redevelopment plans by Chinese firm and backed by Boris Johnson ended by Bromley council March 2, 2015 Ambitious plans to recreate London's famous Crystal Palace have shattered into a million pieces after the local council withdrew its support. Plans by Chinese developer ZhongRong and backed by mayor Boris Johnson to rebuild the palace created in 1851 for the Great Exhibition have effectively ended after Bromley council decided not to extend an exclusivity [...]
And Baby makes three: Shard to get another building buddy to become “trilogy” by 2018 February 26, 2015 All the best things come in threes and skyscrapers are no different. A third building is being planned to join the Shard and Baby Shard to create a “trilogy” of towers designed by award-winning architect Renzo Piano. Sellar Property Group, which is responsible for the two existing buildilngs, is in talks with contractors over [...]