Revealing the City: Eight Bishopsgate

Architect Oliver Tyler (WilkinsonEyre) and engineer Jeremy Edwards (Arup) explore the development of Eight Bishopsgate - the new 51 storey tower in the City of London.

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2020 Digital Lecture Series: Dan Burr – Citicape House

By City Architecture Forum

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...

2 Aldermanbury Square

By Christopher Breiner

We are sincerely grateful to our hosts and guides, Piers Blewitt, Director of Development Management at Great Portland Estates (GPE), and Artur Carulla, Partner at Allies and Morrison Architects. CAF members and their guests were afforded a rare privilege: visiting the project shortly after practical completion, just days before the...

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,...