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.
debating the future of the City
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.
On a crisp and sunny February afternoon, a privileged group of 10 CAF members assembled at West Smithfields in anticipation of an early glimpse of the new Museum of London spaces as they begin to take shape. We were met by Museum Director Sharon Ament and Stephanie Kirkness from Museum...
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...
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...