WeWork exits major City flex location

WeWork is closing down its 133 Houndsditch site in the City of London and evicting its tenants.

3XN wins approval for student tower and new migration museum in City

The Architects’ Journal3XN wins approval for student tower and new migration museum in City 3XN has been given the green light to replace a 1984 Postmodern office in the City of London with a 21-storey student housing block and a new home for a migration museum The post 3XN wins approval for student tower and new migration museum in City appeared first on The Architects’ JournalKit Heren

City of London approves plans for 21-storey student rooms

Property company Dominus has secured permission for a purpose-built student accommodation scheme in the City of London.

3XN submits plans for 11-storey block neighbouring Tower of London

The Architects’ Journal3XN submits plans for 11-storey block neighbouring Tower of London Danish architect 3XN has submitted proposals for an 11-storey mixed-use block in the City of London, close to the Tower of London The post 3XN submits plans for 11-storey block neighbouring Tower of London appeared first on The Architects’ JournalKit Heren

Shortlist announced in Square Mile pop-up pavilion contest

The Architects’ JournalShortlist announced in Square Mile pop-up pavilion contest The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) has revealed the six teams vying to design a pop-up ‘eco-home pavilion’ in London’s Square Mile The post Shortlist announced in Square Mile pop-up pavilion contest appeared first on The Architects’ JournalRichard Waite

City Architecture Forum - Revealing the City - The future of offices in the City of London 20042021

Despina Katsikakis, Global Head of Total Workplace at Cushman and Wakefield, Peter Murray London Mayoral Design Advocate and Chair of New London Architecture, and Andrew Reynolds City Architecture Forum Chair and advisor on a number of new City tower projects discuss the future of cities and workspace in the post-COVID world

City Architecture Forum - Revealing the City - Thermal Comfort, a ground breaking initiative 02112021

A presentation of the City-of-London and RWDI's microclimate study of the square mile, and in particular the impact of the cluster of high rise buildings in the city, and the impact this has on wind, air pollution, sunlight (to the ground) and thermal comfort. They highlight how the use of thermal comfort modelling and assessment, CFD modelling and projections are helping form some of their strategies, innovations and planning policies Below is a PDF copy of the Thermal Comfort Guidelines

Tom Scott - The Sightlines of London, 22062015

There's a strange avenue of trees in Richmond Park, ten miles from St Paul's Cathedral; and an odd, wedge-shaped skyscraper in the city ['The Cheesegrater']. At the New London Architecture - at The City Centre, 80 Basinghall Street, London - you can see a 1:500 City Model of the City of London' s"Square Mile". London is going vertical: but there are quite a few places where tall buildings aren't allowed, and here's why ...