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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Revealing the City: FutureWork

By City Architecture Forum

Ben Koslowski, Sam Ki and Chris Radley (Fletcher Priest) examine FutureWork which explores the evolving workplace and how and where we might work in future. While the flexibility and informality of home working was hailed as the future of work at the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, remote working has...

Behind the Scenes: 22 Bishopsgate

By Barnaby Collins

Tuesday, 12 October 2021 It is always a pleasure to experience the physical manifestation of one’s endeavours, particularly after such a long break away from being able to move around freely, let alone visit buildings, but it was even more exciting to be afforded the opportunity to tour the new...

Revealing the City: The City – the next five years

By City Architecture Forum

Chris Hayward, Policy Chairman at the City of London Corporation, outlines the continuities and changes needed over the next five years for the City to remain a world-leader in the build environment.

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