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Prince Charles asks council to pass his 'twee' design for palace

26.08.09
Prince Charles was accused of intervening in the £12million plans for a redesign of Kensington Palace... more

You cannot build great cities by consensus alone

25.08.09
When you want to drain a marsh," declared the late President Mitterrand, "you don't consult the frogs"... more

The influences of twee Americana, glassy towers... and snails

12.08.09
The list includes a number of Prince Charles's favourite architects but his desire to return to traditional styles may yet be thwarted... more

Force no longer with Foster's 'Darth Vader' skyscraper

04.08.09
One of Lord Foster's most daring designs to date - an office block resembling Darth Vader's helmet - is unlikely to be built after its developers fell victim to the credit crunch... more

Why you must pay attention to me and Prince Charles

17.06.09
Prince Charles just doesn’t fit with London, if you ask me. See, London was built a long time ago, wasn’t it? It’s old. Really, really old ... more

V&A's Baroque exhibition proves a point

07.05.09
Just as Germans can actually make jokes, so the English could do Baroque, in their own way, a fact honoured by an exhibition at the V&A.... more

Classic architects back Prince Charles over barracks

23.04.09
The row over the Chelsea Barracks scheme deepened as an influential group of architects broke ranks to back Prince Charles... 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

Rogers is not perfect but Prince's scheme is Wren on steroids

06.04.09
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Prince Charles risks diplomatic row over Chelsea Barracks

06.04.09
Prince Charles has intervened in the £1billion Chelsea Barracks scheme sparking fears that it could spiral into a political and diplomatic row... more

Monument reopens as 'symbol of hope' in recession-hit City

16.02.09
One of London's most historic landmarks, the Monument, reopens to the public after a £4.5million restoration... more

Bow Bells won't let you down

28.01.09
It looks a bit dingy on the outside and the surrounding area is a bit off-putting but Bow Bells makes up for it on the inside.... more

Best Art Shows of 2009

09.01.09
The art market may be reeling in the face of recession but there will still be plenty of exciting shows this year. Ben Lewis rounds up the best.... more

Le grand cycle lane: 218 miles from Paris to London

06.01.09
One of Europe's largest cycle paths is set to be created between St Paul's Cathedral and Notre Dame in Paris... more

Bring on the Boris chutney empire: that's the way ahead

24.12.08
What we need are useful, productive jobs that genuinely add value to our society, says Will Self... more

St Paul’s hits £40m target for cleaning and restoring

26.11.08
Church leaders at St Paul’s Cathedral announced that they have reached their £40 million restoration fund target to coincide with its 300th anniversary... more

Discovering the lost City

26.09.08
The City's Heritage exhibition at the Guildhall tracks artefacts that began life in London but ended up elsewhere.... more

Time to roll out old tars' barrels again

25.07.08
A brewery is to be built at the Old Royal Naval College at Greenwich - on the site of a Georgian brewhouse that once supplied retired sailors with their daily ration of five pints... more

New St Paul's cloister garden traces outline of medieval cathedral

04.06.08
The latest phase of the £40million restoration of St Paul's Cathedral opens to the public tomorrow... more

Church loses battle to halt lapdance bar

30.05.08
Leaders of a historic City church have lost their battle against plans for an all-day lapdancing club nearby... more

Stamps celebrate St Paul's with Wren epitaph

13.05.08
The 300th anniversary of the completion of St Paul's Cathedral has been celebrated on a set of stamps... more

Doing the Marathon

02.04.08
With 30,000 runners raring to go the 2008 Flora London Marathon is fast approaching. But you don't have to be in the race to get in on the action.... more

Less is best for revised St Paul's office scheme

17.03.08
An eight-storey office block next to St Paul's Cathedral which has breached guidelines to protect the London skyline is to be demolished... more

Film gives Greenwich an added dimension

30.11.07
Greenwich's Old Royal Naval College has impressed visitors for more than 200 years and now has a starring role in The Golden Compass.... more

St Paul's opened up to help preserve masterpiece

07.11.07
A £40 million regeneration project will give visitors unprecedented access to parts of St Paul's Cathedral.... more

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