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London’s Tulip Project Rejected
Housing Minister Christopher Pincher has followed the recommendation of Planning Inspector David Nicholson, rejecting Foster + Partners’ Tulip project, Architects’ Journal reports. The decision ends years of planning wrangling, which started in...
21-Story London Office Project Approved Despite Objections
Despite objections from heritage groups, a 21-story office project on Fleet Street in London has been granted planning permission by the City of London Corporation’s Planning and Transportation Committee, the Council...
Otis UKI Unveils Digital Showroom In West London
Otis UK & Ireland (UKI) held a grand opening for its digital showroom located in company UKI headquarters in the Vantage London building in West London on October 4. Engineered...
U.K.’s Jackson Lift Group Promotes Employee To National Role
Jackson Lift Group, a family-owned and run business based in London, has promoted Matthew Rudd to the position of national installations sales manager, according to an announcement on LinkedIn. Rudd previously...
Designs Revealed for Olympic Park Towers In London
Alison Brooks Architects has released designs for a 35-story tower and 14-story block in east London, Architects’ Journal reported in September. Located by Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the buildings will make up...
Fear of Covid Leads to Escalator Falls in London
Officials with the London Underground report that passengers are falling down Tube station escalators because fear of catching COVID-19 is making them reluctant to hold onto the handrail, Evening Standard reports. London Underground chiefs say...
“Slender, Gritty, Robust” Tower For Southwest London
A super-thin, 20-story residential tower known as Pencil is planned on Garrett Street along the River Thames in Wandsworth, Southwest London, Architects' Journal reports. The 13-m-wide block on which Pencil is set...
55-Story Residential Tower Plans in London’s Canary Wharf
As part of a push to make the Canary Wharf megadevelopment on London's Isle of Dogs more residential, Canary Wharf Group unveiled plans for a 55-story tower with more than...
Escalator Replacement Underway at London Tube Station
Underneath South Kensington tube station in London, a project is underway to replace all five of the station’s escalators at the same time, according to IanVisits. To do that, Piccadilly line...
Plans for “Biophilic” London Tower Submitted
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) has submitted plans for a 24-story office building in the City of London, which the architect said “tackled head-on” the challenge of meeting net zero, Building reported...
