81 Newgate Street, the former BT Headquarters, is an exciting transformation project in the heart of the City.
John Bushell (Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates) discusses the scheme, which will transform a monolithic 1980’s office block into a sustainable, mixed-use building that is embedded in the wider public life of the City as a new gateway destination into London’s ‘Culture Mile’.
The circular economy seeks to decouple economic growth from resource consumption by creating value in new ways. This directly address’ issues of resource scarcity, productivity and climate footprint through new business models and customer experiences. Organisations such as the World Economic Forum, OECD and the EU have recognised the importance...
Wednesday, 3 November For those who recall the mid-80s development scene in the City the huge Broadgate redevelopment represented a step change from the dismal multitude of dull buildings provided by so-called ‘developers architects’ of that time. The wholesale demolition of historic, characterful, useable City buildings that redevelopment entailed was...
