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HISTORICAL FACTS: Terry farrell - The Untold Story

'River Palace' above Charing Cross station is Grade II listed amid furious planning battle

Proposed plans would see the building at 1 Embankment Place transformed into a 35,000 square metre office site

Evening Standard · Sep 10

Offices above Charing Cross station could be transformed under major revamp

The application, submitted by real estate firm Bridgemont with Westminster City Council, aims to revamp the site to deliver 35,000 square metres of office space

Evening Standard · Aug 7

Dingy and 'unwelcoming' Villiers Street in Charing Cross set for major makeover

More than 3,000 people an hour pass down narrow route connecting Embankment with the Strand

Evening Standard · Mar 24

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Sir Terry Farrell obituary

Influential postmodern British architect best known for the MI6 building on the Thames

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025

Architect behind MI6 building Sir Terry Farrell has died

The ‘non-conformist’ architect was known for designing a number of major projects including Charring Cross, TV-am, and the new headquarters for MI6.

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025

‘His buildings were always ready for their closeup’: how Terry Farrell’s postmodern exuberance conquered the world

From the ziggurats of the MI6 HQ to TV-am’s eggcups and a Hong Kong tower that featured on a banknote, Farrell strived to make uplifting architecture

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2025

‘Nonconformist’ architect of MI6 building Terry Farrell dies aged 87

Designer of postmodern landmarks including the TV-am studios and the Deep in Hull, remembered for his maverick approach

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2025

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Sir Nicholas Grimshaw obituary

Architect known for the exposed structures of his buildings and the geodesic domes of the Eden Project

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2025

66 People Share Real-Life Celebrity Encounters They’ve Had

Never meet your heroes. The post 66 People Share Real-Life Celebrity Encounters They’ve Had first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Sep 30, 2024

‘Like something out of The Flintstones’: the luxury flats causing fury in Folkestone

They’ve been compared to termite mounds, doner kebabs, even piles of poo. We report on the outrage that has greeted plans for seaside towers in the once faded town – with one-bedroom flats costing almost half a million pounds

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023

Want to buy a woollen home? Why Newcastle may have knitted the future of housing

Terry Farrell, the distinguished creator of dazzling buildings worldwide, has set up a £4.6m centre in Newcastle aiming to demystify the overblown language of architecture. So why does it contain a compostable woolly bio-cave?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023

What Battersea Power Station could have been – from theme park to Chelsea stadium

While many Londoners are sure to be excited about the redevelopment, others may feel they have missed out when they discover what the alternatives were …

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022

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