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3 weeks agoVictorian drinking fountain returns to Princes Circus - but the water's been turned off
A Victorian drinking fountain has been restored to its original location following conservation, but it is not fully functional and cannot dispense drinking water. The Princes Circus fountain was installed in 1879 to commemorate Queen Victoria's 60th year on the throne, but was originally in a different location. It used to be a bit further north, on the junction of New Oxford Street and Shaftesbury Avenue, opposite Coptic Street. In 2003, it was moved to sit in a fenced-off island space outside the Shaftesbury Theatre.
London
Design
fromArchDaily
3 weeks agoRojkind Arquitectos Selected for Tirana Multifunctional Development as Part of Broader Citywide Renewal
Rojkind Arquitectos won the mixed-use masterplan for Tirana's Zyber Hallulli redevelopment featuring three connected towers, a civic podium, and an integrated 'Urban Choir' façade.
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month agoToronto studying possible 7-km trail under the Gardiner Expressway | CBC News
A study is underway that brings the city one step closer to implementing a seven-kilometre multi-use trail under the Gardiner Expressway. The study, which launched in December, is expected to be completed before the end of the year and will inform the planning of the trail, according to Ilana Altman, CEO of The Bentway, a non-profit that works to improve urban public spaces and is working with the city on the project.
Canada news
Design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 months agoBIG proposes ribbon-like cultural landmark for ulsan performing arts venue in korea
Two sweeping ribbons connect city and river, creating a flexible performing arts venue with continuous public realms, plazas, and diverse cultural programming in Ulsan.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
2 months agoStudioninedots Transforms a Former Tobacco Factory into a Mixed-Use Urban Complex in Groningen, Netherlands
Niemeyer transforms a 200-year-old Groningen tobacco factory into a 38,000 m² mixed-use complex combining innovation, culture, hospitality, education, manufacturing and preserved industrial heritage.
London
fromArchDaily
2 months agoLondon's National Gallery Unveils Shortlist for Expansion Featuring Farshid Moussavi, Foster + Partners, RPBW, and Kengo Kuma
National Gallery will expand into St. Vincent House with six shortlisted design teams to create a sustainable, accessible new wing and improve the public realm.
fromTime Out London
3 months agoThis popular west London shopping street has had a leafy makeover
Streets look better with trees. Sure, some might drop sap on your motor, but there's no denying that a road framed by leafy greens is much nicer on the eyes (not to mention better for the lungs). One of London's poshest retail destinations is the latest part of the capital to benefit from a green makeover. Sloane Street, a one-kilometre stretch which runs between Knightsbridge and Sloane Square, has been transformed with new trees, plant beds and wider pavements.
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Real estate
fromArchDaily
4 months agoBarangaroo South Masterplan by RSHP and Lendlease Completes a 15-Year Transformation of Sydney's Western Waterfront
Barangaroo South transformed a 22-hectare former container port into a mixed-use, carbon-neutral waterfront precinct reconnecting the harbour edge to Sydney's urban core.
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