2020 Digital Lecture Series: 20 Ropemaker Street

This new 27-storey commercial office building, on the City Fringe has now started on site, and when complete in 2023, will bookend the emerging cluster of towers around CityPoint Square.

The design evolution of this new City icon, dealing with a transition in the townscape, features an articulated natural stone façade, a stepping form, and an innovative and challenging structure that creates the opportunity for varied floorplates with no centre core, and multiple roof terraces. In dialogue with principal architect and the client, the design approach looked to create a next generation of workspace that promotes wellbeing in a creative and collaborative environment, successfully leading to the biggest letting of 2020.

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By City Architecture Forum

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Behind the Scenes: The Gilbert & One Lackington (City Gate House)

By Ailish Killilea

Thursday, 14 July 2022 As we seek sympathetic and practical update of our City offices and rich heritage it was refreshing to join and learn about the recent architectural revamp of The Gilbert & One Lackington (‘The Gilbert’) carried out by Brookfield Properties. The Gilbert never was intended as offices,...

2020 Digital Lecture Series: 21 Moorfields

By City Architecture Forum

Giles Martin, Director of WilkinsonEyre and David Seel, Managing Director of Robert Bird Group join in conversation with Michael Cassidy CBE, Chairman Ebbsfleet Garden City and Advisor to the Crossrail Art Programme. Giles and David have led from inception the delivery of 21 Moorfields, an ambitious over-site development above Moorgate...