Paris attacks: London’s Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery lit up in show of solidarity with France January 11, 2015 Some of London's most famous landmarks were illuminated by the colours of the French flag tonight, in a special tribute to the victims of this week's terror attacks in Paris. The Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery were lit up with red, white and blue light – the colours of the French flag. [...]
Walkie Talkie Sky Garden: Bookings roll in but rules have riled January 5, 2015 The lifts of 20 Fenchurch Street opened to the public yesterday, with roughly 80 excited guests heading up to be among the first to experience the building’s Sky Garden. Booking opened to visitors on 1 December and according to Rhubarb, the company running the Sky Garden’s attractions, it has been popular, with 500 bookings for [...]
The Walkie Talkie has opened its Sky Garden to the public, but is it the City’s ugliest building? January 5, 2015 Christopher Costelloe is director of the Victorian Society, says Yes Despite tough competition – the new UBS HQ in Broadgate promises to be quite remarkably ugly when completed – the Walkie Talkie is probably the ugliest building in London. We owe its architect, Rafael Vinoly, a great debt for demonstrating precisely why almost all buildings [...]
The sky’s the limit for Walkie Talkie diners January 4, 2015 CITY-workers looking for a pick me up to soothe the January blues can now take that phrase literally and look to the top of London’s curviest new skyscraper, the Walkie Talkie. The block on Fenchurch street will today fling open the doors to its much-anticipated sky garden, a public green space on the roof of [...]
Walkie Talkie Sky Garden: How to book a visit to the stunning public park with views across London January 4, 2015 The Walkie Talkie building (or 20 Fenchurch Street as it’s officially known) is opening the doors to its crowning glory – spectacular views of the city amid a stunning park in the sky. The huge skyscraper’s Sky Garden on floors 35, 36 and 37 is the final part of the building to open, and can [...]
Earls Court exhibition centre demolished: Is London losing too much of its heritage? December 22, 2014 It has played host to chocolate & confectionary fairs, royal tournaments, Victoria’s Secret fashion shows and hundreds of performers, including Pink Floyd, Queen, Madonna and Oasis. But this month marks the end of an era for the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, after contractors began dismantling the 1930s Art Deco building to make way for one [...]
Camden Market owner Market Tech Holdings valued at £844m after first day of trading on Aim December 22, 2014 Market Tech Holdings, the company that owns the iconic Camden Market, has a valuation of £844m after its first day of trading on the alternative investment market (Aim) of the New York Stock Exchange. Shares in the company which combines real estate assets with an e-commerce platform jumped by 12.5 per cent from their [...]
In pictures: Battersea Power Station’s Malaysia Square is a stunning new public space December 1, 2014 (Source: Battersea Power Station Development Company) A new part of the massive redevelopment at Battersea Power Station has been revealed for the first time. Plans for Malaysia Square, a huge public space at the entrance to the famous power station towers, were unveiled by the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and London Mayor Boris Johnson [...]
Tower Bridge glass walkway shatters as bottle of beer dropped 140ft above the Thames November 24, 2014 The £1m glass walkway that opened across Tower Bridge a fortnight ago has been smashed after a beer bottle was dropped onto it by a caterer. The walkway, which is 140ft high and boasts a unique view of the bridge and Thames below, was initially cracked by the bottle, but reports suggest a [...]
Labour to sell off £100m worth of buildings including Inn The Park, QE2 conference centre and Marlborough House November 23, 2014 Labour has announced plans to sell off £100m worth of government-owned buildings in London if the party wins the general election next May. As part of a review of public spending, designed to tackle the deficit, Ed Miliband’s party is planning to hang the “for sale” sign on a number of iconic buildings [...]