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Olympia exhibition centre reopens after £1.3bn revamp

The site will host around 800 events each year, with the developers predicting it will inject more than £600 million into the UK economy annually

Evening Standard

How to spend 48 hours in Chelsea, New York: from park walks to the perfect martini

Cathy Hawker recommends taking a walk along the High Line to discover the star-studded history and contemporary culture of this Manhattan neighbourhood

Evening Standard

Queen’s memorial design shortlist includes Lord Foster, who once criticised King

The five finalists will be asked to submit their plans for honouring Elizabeth II in the next few months, with the winner announced in the summer.

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Heatherwick: London should be more eccentric - we need to be more brave

Star designer warns London risks falling behind the emerging cities of Asia

Evening Standard

Tour Xi'an's remarkable new 'human-centred' shopping district with designer Thomas Heatherwick

Xi'an district by Heatherwick Studio, a 115,000 sq m retail development in the Chinese city, opens this winter. Thomas Heatherwick talks us through its making and ambition

Wallpaper

Antoni Gaudí: a guide to the architect’s magical world

Catalan creative Antoni Gaudí has been a unique figure in global architectural history; we delve into the magical world of his mesmerising creations

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Manhattan's Vessel Sculpture Reopens With Enhanced Safety Measures

Manhattan's Vessel sculpture reopens with enhanced safety features, offering unique cityscape views and a fresh start for visitors.

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Antony Gormley joins fight against ‘destruction’ of historic King’s Cross site

Angel of the North artist is among residents objecting to development plans for Coal Drops Yard in London

The Guardian - UK

Comment: 'Finally, there's an architect's design manifesto I can get behind'

To the point and entirely sensible, Peter Barber’s solution to the housing crisis should have the government taking notes

Evening Standard

Healthy cities aren't a question of boring or exciting buildings but about creating better public space

The US developers of a 300ft glowing orb, set to be built in the middle of Stratford, east London, and accommodate upwards of 21,500 concert goers, have withdrawn their planning application.

The Conversation

Japan's new tallest skyscraper is also fat

Tokyo's Azabudai Hills, which formally opens Nov. 24, combines office, residential, hotel, and green spaces.

Fortune

Heatherwick Studio’s Azabudai Hills district launches as Tokyo’s newest city-in-a-city

Tokyo welcomes the Azabudai Hills district, designed by Heatherwick Studio and constructed as a city-in-a-city after over three decades of planning

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Thomas Heatherwick gets Le Corbusier all wrong

Letters: Readers respond to an interview with the designer Thomas Heatherwick, who denounced the architect Le Corbusier as ‘the god of boring’

The Guardian - UK

‘Dangerously misguided’: the glaring problem with Thomas Heatherwick’s architectural dreamworld

The designer’s new book Humanise spearheads a campaign excoriating decades of bad building. Has he forgotten his own expensive disasters? Our critic hasn’t

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Thomas Heatherwick’s war on boring buildings: ‘I’ve never gone against the whole industry before’

The designer says architecture is gripped by a ‘blandemic’ that isn’t merely blotting our streets, but making us miserable, ill and violent. So what’s his solution?

Evening Standard

OPINION - Thomas Heatherwick: Boring buildings are making us ill – let's make London beautiful again

We need to rebel against the blandification of our streets and make buildings that nourish our senses

The Guardian - UK

Humanise: A Maker’s Guide to Building Our World review – Thomas Heatherwick’s simplistic critique of modern architecture

The designer is right to criticise boring buildings, but picks his targets poorly and shows no inclination to confront the forces that create such structures

The Guardian - UK

‘Demand interestingness’: Thomas Heatherwick rails against boring buildings

Designer says soulless structures make people stressed and lonely as he launches book and campaign

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OPINION - Expensive dresses and sharp suits show Labour has changed

The invitation looks appealing — an evening with Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, hosted by one of the capital’s centre-Left communications companies, flourishing as a prospect of a change of government beckons. It’s posh enough to request your “dietary requirements”. This time last year, I remember Reeves and co were…

Nottingham Post

Broad Marsh transformation takes 'significant step' as company appointed to make plans a reality

The company will be working with the council to develop a Broad Marsh 'master plan'

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