London Wall Place in London, United Kingdom

The London Wall Place designed by Make Architects is located in London, United Kingdom.  The City of London’s Planning and Transportation Committee has resolved to grant consent for Hammerson’s London Wall Place development in England’s capital. The 46,450 sq m scheme, designed by MAKE architects, will require the demolition of the St Alphage House tower [...]

Tags: Aldermanbury Square, City of London, Economy of London, Hammerson plc, Local government in London, London, London Wall Place, London’s Planning and Transportation Committee, St Alphage House tower, United Kingdom

Riverside Museum in Glasgow, United Kingdom

Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, Riverside Museum is located in Glasgow, United Kingdom. As home to the city’s transport, engineering and shipbuilding legacy, it’s fitting that the new museum (literally) rises to the occasion as a hub for one of the most important – and best loved by many locals – municipal collections of this [...]

Tags: Architecture, Culture in Glasgow, Deconstructivism, Glasgow, Koh-i-Noor Hardtmuth, river Clyde, Riverside Museum, Scotland, Subdivisions of Scotland, United Kingdom, Zaha Hadid

Classroom of the Future in London, United Kingdom

Designed by Gollifer Langston, Classroom of the Future is located in London, United Kingdom. The proposal for the Classroom of the Future was to create a prototype highly ICT resourced demountable “clip-on” classroom for use throughout Camden to optimise investment and availability to a wide group of school children. It is now a fully transportable space [...]

Tags: Building, Computer control systems, Education, Educational technology, Information and communication technologies in education, London, Portable building, United Kingdom

Gillette Corner in West London, United Kingdom

Gillette Corner that located in West London, United Kingdom, was designed by HOK International. The hotel and business complex is expected to bring the equivalent of over 2,200 full-time jobs to the area and the project will also deliver substantial improvements to local public transport. The building’s restoration and development has also been designed to [...]

Tags: Biomass, Building engineering, Construction, energy, Energy conservation, Environment, HOK International Ltd., London, low energy lighting, Low-energy building, Renewable energy, Sustainability, sustainable building, THE GILLETTE COMPANY, United Kingdom

Routemaster buses in London, United Kingdom

Designed by Thomas Heatherwick, Routemaster buses is located in London, United Kingdom. Is there anything more typically British than a red Routemaster bus on a wet, windswept day? Millions of tourists return home after trips to the capital year after year with fridge magnets, rubbers, t-shirts and baseball caps all emblazoned with the iconic red [...]

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