THE WALKIE Talkie skyscraper in the City of London has been named as the country’s worst new building. Located at 20 Fenchurch Street, the building is this year’s recipient of the Carbuncle Cup – an architectural award from Building Design … Continue reading
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DEVELOPER British Land has announced the £144 million sale of an office building in London’s SW1. The buyer of ten-storey 39 Victoria Street is Singaporean property company Ho Bee Land. The building, bought by British Land in 2009 for £40 … Continue reading
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PLANS have been unveiled to turn the iconic Millbank office tower in London in to a residential development. The 50-year-old skyscraper, the tallest in London when it was built, would be extended upwards to include three extra floors with a … Continue reading
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PLANNING application for two major new office buildings have been submitted to the city council. The proposals for One and Two Chamberlain Square form part of the huge £500 million mixed use redevelopment of the old central library site. The … Continue reading
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SOCIAL media giant Facebook is reported to have further increased its presence in London with the leasing of new office space. The Evening Standard has reported that Facebook has signed a deal to take all 34,000 square feet of space … Continue reading
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STEEL specialist Severfield has revealed it will spend £6million on remedial work at the Leadenhall Building in the City of London. Two bolts fell from the 225-metre tall skyscaper, known as the Cheesegrater, last November. In January, a third bolt … Continue reading
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LOCAL councillors have given the go-ahead to a new mixed use office space and hotel redevelopment in Southwark. The decision, made last night by the local council’s Planning Committee, will see a new six storey, 192-bed hotel built in Blackfriars … Continue reading
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NEW research has suggested that office workers in desk-bound jobs should be on their feet for 2-4 hours a day for better health and productivity. The report, commissioned by Public Health England and Active Working CIC, says that sedentary workers … Continue reading
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100,000 SQ FT of new lettings at the Leadenhall Building in the City of London have been announced this morning. The newly-revealed tenants are leading insurer and reinsurer Brit insurance, spanish bank Banco Sabadell, and Edinburgh-based asset management firm Kames … Continue reading
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Star Trek inspired office. Credit: YouTube. A NEW office building in China has been built to look just like the USS Enterprise of Star Trek fame. Reports say that the $160 million offices in China’s Fujian province belongs to software … Continue reading
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