Citicape House, a hospitality-led, mixed-use project, is characterised by the largest green wall in Europe, creating a distinctive architectural addition to a gateway City of London site, while absorbing eight tonnes of pollution annually and setting the standard for urban greening in London. Dan Burr (Sheppard Robson) takes us through how the building can address pertinent issues such as air quality, climate change and air pollution.
Artworks taking root within architectural and urban surroundings inspire us and challenge our thinking. Any doubts you may have had about their importance in our daily lives would have been lifted during last week’s talk on “Art and Architecture in the City”. Their production and their influence make for fascinating...
Victoria Cooper, Associate at architecture and interior design practice Buckley Gray Yeoman and Gordon Armstrong-Payne from Heyne Tillett Steel present 77 Coleman – the comprehensive redevelopment of an existing building that fronts onto two major thoroughfares within the City of London.
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CAF’s inaugural planning tour of the intense development activity around Holborn and the Fleet Valley, led by Planning and Development Director Gwyn Richards with Assistant Director (Design) Tom Nancollas, was a sell-out success, evading rain until the last moment. Weaving south from Make Architects’ Holborn Gate scheme for Hoi Hup...
