MOBILE phone giant Nokia is to turn an iconic London office block into the canvas for a spectacular show. The 800 windows of Millbank Tower will light up as video is projected onto them while deadmau5 provides the audio backdrop. … Continue reading
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A PILOT scheme aims to boost the number of “work hubs” in the county of Devon. Devon County Council are looking for proposals to come forward to convert existing space in Totnes and Barnstaple into new work hubs. The hubs, … Continue reading
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These offices in central Greenwich, south-east London, were once upon a time home to an innovativee attempt by six London boroughs to share computer services. Back then, computers were very expensive and rather than own computers, local authorities would rent … Continue reading
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CAMDEN Council has given the green light to a mixed use building at Pancras Square which will house a new leisure centre and council offices. The 13-storey development, which already had outline planning permission, will sit as part of a … Continue reading
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DEVELOPERS have put forward plans for a new 55-storey skyscraper in Croydon. 1 Landsdowne Road would include 16,756 m2 of office space, alongside almost 400 residential apartments and a four-star hotel with over 200 rooms. The mixed use development is … Continue reading
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AN ICONIC new office building has been given planning consent by councillors in Hounslow. The 50 metre tall development will be built on a derelict site at Chiswick Roundabout, next to the M4. It has already been dubbed the “Octopus” … Continue reading
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Designers have floated proposals for a new office development in London’s Old Street. Startup City would be an new addition to what’s become known as Silicon Roundabout, offering configurable office space to tech startups with a new enclosed public space … Continue reading
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i2 Office is planning to open new serviced offices on the Greenwich Peninsula. The fast expanding office provider has leased over 10,000 square feet of prime office space at 6 Mitre Passage (picture above, right). The offices on the building’s … Continue reading
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The owner of the iconic Tower 42 in the City of London has put it up for sale with a price tag of £290 million. The former Natwest Tower is one of a clutch of large office properties in the … Continue reading
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The TUC has warned that dangerous levels of dust in the workplace are leading to thousands of deaths every year. The TUC is sending new guidance to its union safety reps following studies into the hazards of dust exposure. TUC … Continue reading
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