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City Spy: Too diplomatic about eyeful at US Embassy

19.07.11
Nine blocks of flats, up to 23 storeys high, are set to be built around the new US embassy in Nine Elms... more

95ft air shaft at Crossrail station 'will tower over Georgian square'

25.02.11
Plans for a new Crossrail station entrance hall near one of Mayfair's smartest squares have been attacked by the Government's design watchdog... more

Watchdog takes a bite out of the Cucumber in design row

11.02.11
Plans for the tallest building in the City of Westminster - a skyscraper nicknamed the Cucumber - look set to get the go-ahead despite a savaging from the Government's design watchdog... more

Southwark signs up for the Quill skyscraper

01.12.10
London’s latest landmark is a 31-storey tower nicknamed the Quill and inspired by the shape of an old-fashioned ink pen... more

City Spy: FSA watchdog is barking again...

01.11.10
JJB Sports is fined £455,000 by the Financial Services Authority, seemingly for not issuing a prfits warning when it should have done... more

Spending cuts could give Prince Charles bigger say over London's skyline

29.10.10
Prince Charles could extend his influence over London's skyline after an offer to step into the gap created by the abolition of the Government's design watchdog. ... more

Museums to stay free in arts and heritage cutbacks

20.10.10
Funding to galleries and museums is to be cut dramatically — but visitors will still get free admission... more

City Spy: Ignore bankers’ Swiss-bound bluff

12.08.10
Like boys crying wolf and girls vowing to run away from home, bankers are always threatening to quit the UK and flee to Switzerland... more

Colleges hit by funding scandal get £50m to renovate buildings

21.06.10
Ministers announced an extra £50 million for renovating run-down colleges after a funding fiasco left institutions in chaos... more

Spurs try again as £400m stadium plan is ruled offside

20.05.10
Tottenham Hotspur reveal new masterplan for its £400 million redevelopment of White Hart Lane after the club was forced back to the drawing board by conservationists... more

2012 Octopus ‘will distract M4 drivers’

14.05.10
Developers and council planners are locked in battle over a giant structure intended to welcome visitors to the London 2012 Olympics... more

Room without a view: extend into a storage unit

15.02.10
With space at such a premium in the capital, lock-ups are the new lifesavers — whether it’s for practising music or dance or just stashing stuff away for a while, says Jasmine Gardner... more

Tottenham need to think again over new stadium

03.02.10
Like Spurs' current team, the club's proposed stadium project risks being less than the sum of its parts. A more inspiring vision is needed... more

White Hart pain for Spurs’ new stadium

27.01.10
Tottenham's hopes for a new football stadium have been dealt a blow by the Government’s architecture watchdog... more

Minister vetoes Foster 'penny whistle' tower backed by the Mayor

11.12.09
Lord Foster's plans for the 'penny whistle' tower in west London have been rejected by ministers... more

Designs on Chelsea Barracks shortlist are kept under wraps

25.09.09
Developers of the Chelsea Barracks site accused of keeping local people in the dark after it emerged that designs are to be kept secret... more

Boris Johnson calls for end to cramped living conditions

11.08.09
New homes do not have enough room for residents to unwind, cook or invite friends for dinner, according to the Government's design watchdog... more

Health centres battle for title of best new British building

23.07.09
Two London health centres are among six buildings shortlisted for a prestigious British architecture award... more

Architects unite to fire barracks salvo at Prince

20.04.09
The Prince of Wales has come under renewed fire from the world's leading architects over his attempt to interfere in the Chelsea barracks development... more

Watchdog backs Rogers design in Charles row over barracks

09.04.09
The Government's architecture watchdog is opposing Prince Charles's vision for the Chelsea Barracks development... more

British Museum reveals its £135m extension

01.04.09
The British Museum is planning to build a £135million extension to display blockbuster exhibitions, the Evening Standard has learned... more

London’s Victorian housing can give us a design for our times

30.12.08
This has been the worst year for building new homes since 1924. In 2009 the figure will sink lower. We need to learn from an earlier era, says one expert... more

Children 'falling asleep in stuffy eco-classrooms'

19.12.08
Children are falling asleep in class because new eco-friendly schools have appalling ventilation, experts warned... more

Crossrail's £500 million green stop at the Wharf

28.10.08
This is the new image of the proposed £500 million Crossrail station, jutting out into the waters at Canary Wharf... more

Penny whistle Ealing tower is reduced to a halfpenny

30.07.08
Plans for the Ealing "Penny Whistle" tower have been scaled back significantly to comply with Boris Johnson's policies on suburban skyscrapers... more

Holland Park school design 'is like a slab block'

23.06.08
Plans to build Britain's most expensive state school in one of the country's wealthiest residential areas were blasted by English Heritage... more

The half doughnut offices

18.04.08
An office block shaped like half a doughnut and covered with chess board-style checks is set to be built close to the Old Bailey... more

Gherkin architect unveil giant towers for south London

04.03.08
These are the first images of a £500 million scheme that will transform the south London skyline... more

The 'Penny Whistle' hits wrong note for Ealing

14.02.08
A skyscraper designed by Gherkin architect Lord Foster as the centrepiece of a multi-millionpound redevelopment in Ealing has fallen foul of the Government's design watchdog... more

'Hotchpotch' extension to Tate will be approved

27.03.07
This dramatic extension to Tate Modern is set to be approved despite concerns about the "hotchpotch" scheme disfiguring one of London's most distinctive buildings.... more


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