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'River Palace' above Charing Cross station Grade II listed in planning battle
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (585+ words) A building above Charing Cross Station has become Grade II listed in the midst of a planning battle over a proposed development at the site. The distinctive structure, also known as the ‘River Palace’, was constructed by Sir Terry Farrell…...
London Open House Festival: The landmarks taking part this year you should see
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (687+ words) Everything buyers and renters need to know about the London property market, plus neighbourhood guides and interiors inspiration. The biggest architectural celebration of its kind in the world, London’s Open House Festival gives the capital’s keenest — and nosiest — design fans…...
Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth: Sculpture depicting contemporary everywoman unveiled
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (546+ words) A sculpture inspired by a desire to bring a contemporary “everywoman” to Trafalgar Square was unveiled on London’s Fourth Plinth on Tuesday. Lady In Blue by New York artist Tschabalala Self pays homage to a young, metropolitan woman and replaces…...
Sculpture depicting contemporary ‘everywoman’ unveiled on London’s Fourth Plinth
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (562+ words) A sculpture inspired by a desire to bring a contemporary “everywoman” to Trafalgar Square was unveiled on London’s Fourth Plinth on Tuesday. Lady In Blue by New York artist Tschabalala Self pays homage to a young, metropolitan woman and replaces…...
London Design Festival: All the installations, exhibitions and workshops to see
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (366+ words) From Brompton to Bankside, Park Royal to Shoreditch, the London Design Festival is taking over the capital once more. From September 12-20, a mind-boggling 250-plus events will take place — and they’re just the official ones. So where to begin? The good…...
Wimbledon home that inspired Centre Pompidou given to National Trust
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (575+ words) A “landmark” southwest London home said to have helped inspire two of the world’s most celebrated modern buildings has been given to the National Trust. Overlooking Wimbledon Common, the house was designed in 1967 by British architect Richard Rogers and his…...
Christie’s record-breaking collection set to sell for up to £126.7m
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (874+ words) Christie’s has announced its highest value single-owner collection ever – which is estimated to sell for up to £126.7 million. Monsoon: The Peter Simon Collection comprises nearly 200 works from the personal collection of the British businessman, who founded fashion retailer Monsoon. The…...
Richard Rogers’s ‘landmark’ Wimbledon home given to National Trust
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (658+ words) Richard Rogers’s Wimbledon home that inspired the Centre Pompidou and Lloyd’s of London has been given to the National Trust. Described by the trust as a “landmark example of 20th-century design” and “one of the most significant homes in British…...
Bayeux Tapestry exhibition ‘an enormous act of diplomacy’, says museum curator
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (835+ words) The arrival of the Bayeux Tapestry in the UK is “a moment in our national history” and “an enormous act of diplomacy”, and the masterpiece will be kept in “the securest case we’ve got” to ensure its safety, a curator…...
Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum: An extraordinary masterpiece
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (129+ words) It is, in fact, a terrifically exciting narrative. It shows the pity as well as the brutality of war … and all in sophisticated needlework. Genius. Naga Munchetty praised for 'brilliant' takedown of Reform's Robert Jenrick on BBC Breakfast Naga Munchetty…...