2020 Digital Lecture Series: Great Arthur House

By City Architecture Forum
June 2020

Originally designed in 1956 as part of the Golden Lane Estate by Chamberlin Powell and Bon for the City of London Corporation, this iconic Grade II Listed Building was a hugely influential post-war housing development, with unusual views into The Barbican, their best known work. John Robertson (John Robertson Architects) explores the sympathetic refurbishment of one of the City's exemplary residential developments which took extensive consultation with leaseholders and tenants, Historic England, The 20th Century Society and the City Planners.

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2020 Digital Lecture Series: The role of the City’s public realm in today’s changing context

By City Architecture Forum

Public spaces are the essential foundation for healthy and enjoyable city life in dense urban environments. As the current health crisis evolves, the ability to engage safely in welcoming outdoor / publicly-accessible indoor green environments is becoming essential for the re-activation of the economy in urban environments. Ken Shuttleworth founder...

Green Pleasure

By Xavier Aguiló

33 King William Street Tuesday, 11 June 2019 On Tuesday 11thJune, we had the pleasure to join John Robertson, Director at John Robertson Architects, to explore 33 King William Street, a new landmark designed and delivered by his team for the international property developer HB Reavis, the latter’s first major development...

2020 Digital Lecture Series: Engineering New Architecture – 100 Leadenhall

By City Architecture Forum

SOM Design Partner Kent Jackson, and Dmitri Jajich, Structural Engineering Director explore SOM’s history of inventive design, and SOM’s proposal for 100 Leadenhall Street, an elegant and intricate tower created by an integrated team of expert engineers and architects, slated to reshape the City’s Eastern Cluster in the years to...