All City of London articles
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OpinionIf new housing can be delivered in Canary Wharf, what is to stop the Square Mile following suit?
Ben Derbyshire looks at how London’s two business districts have taken a very different approach to housing as they respond to working from home
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NewsFutures of Smithfield and Billingsgate markets uncertain as City of London Corporation pulls plug on Dagenham Dock site
Corporation will compensate traders and support efforts to find new long-term home for the historic markets
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NewsPurcell appointed to City of London School for Girls refurbishment project
Renovation works on Barbican landmark seek to extend building lifespan and better align facilities with current educational needs
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OpinionStriking the balance: Retrofit priorities through a planner’s lens
While the need to avoid demolition is more urgent than ever, there are many challenges to overcome before a building can be retained. The new government could do much to improve the current system, writes Avison Young’s Laura Jenkinson
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OpinionBeyond work: how hotels are redefining the office conversion
Hotels are breathing new life into underused office spaces, turning them into multifunctional hubs that revitalise city streets and provide fresh opportunities for community engagement, writes Dexter Moren
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NewsWilkinsonEyre drawing up plans for 150m tower on site of scrapped Farshid Moussavi scheme
Investor hoping to build up to 32 storeys on 130 Fenchurch street under plans being drawn up by Wilkinson Eyre
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NewsWilkinson Eyre unveils plans to redevelop City’s postmodern Minster Court complex
Two thirds of GMW’s neo-gothic office cluster would become 23-storey tower under early proposals
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OpinionFrom Miesian cool to urban discord: Why the new 1 Undershaft scheme misses the mark
As developers push for more floorspace at 1 Undershaft, the historic St Andrew Undershaft church and St Helen’s Piazza face significant disruption, writes Ben Derbyshire
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OpinionImagining the City of London’s future: Speculative scenarios and adaptive strategies
From becoming an independent city state, to a heritage zone or thriving mixed-use hub, Kat Hanna speculates on the City’s possible futures
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OpinionThe City’s latest conservation area helps protect London’s diverse heritage
The new heritage zone offers welcome protection against loss of daylight and privacy, writes Dan Press
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NewsCity of London Corporation approves retrofit first policy
Planners want revamps rather than new builds where “this is the most sustainable and suitable approach for a site”
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Building StudyTechnical Study: 8 Bishopsgate by Wilkinson Eyre
Like its neighbour the Cheesegrater, the latest addition to the City skyline – Wilkinson Eyre’s 8 Bishopsgate – had to avoid impinging on views of St Paul’s
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OpinionWhy the City welcomes Arup’s report into the future of office space
The Corporation’s City Plan 2040 aims to boost activity in the Square Mile by encouraging high quality new office development and creating greater diversity of uses, writes Shravan Joshi
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OpinionA disaster foretold: how a decade of high-rise architecture has blighted London’s skyline
Nine years on from NLA’s ‘London’s Growing Up’ exhibition, Barbara Weiss assesses the impact tall buildings have had on the capital
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NewsArchitecture 00 and Studio Weave get Finsbury Circus go-ahead
Planners approve proposals for new pavilion and “biodiverse” revamp of London’s oldest public park
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