A museum-quality exhibition featuring a significant chunk of London’s Roman wall preserved in situ beneath Hopkins Architects’ Urbanest City student-housing development has won praise from Historic England and the City of London Corporation.

City Wall at Vine Street is beneath developer Urbanest’s £90m scheme – a collaboration with King’s College London that was consented in 2017 – featuring 656 rooms for students, 11 floors of workspace, and a café.

The exhibition is free to visit but must be booked in advance. It was designed by Metaphor in conjunction with the Museum of London. Delivery architect for Hopkins’ overall design for the development was Apt.

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