LONDON LOVES: Coal Drops Yard

Coal Drops Yard is the prize jewel of the multi-billion pound King’s Cross Central regeneration scheme, which has emerged from London’s vast derelict railworks in this area.

LONDON LOVESNaomi Reid19 July 2021COAL DROPS YARD, LONDON LOVES

INTERVIEW: James Pockson, IDK Architects

James Pockson is an Architect and Partner at IDK. He explains to us how their practice has grown in 2020, how he has coped with working from home and how he sees the office of the future.

INTERVIEWNaomi Reid22 December 2020idk, idk architects, james pockson, office of the future, office

INTERVIEW: Ann Curtis, MUSEUM INSIDER

Greenway Associates, the hospitality and cultural experts interview Ann Curtis, founder of Museum Insider. Ann shares her research on how museums are responding to meet the social justice issues spotlighted in 2020.

INTERVIEW: Gary Marshall, Tonik Associates

Gary Marshall is one of the directors of Tonik Associates, a leading brand design agency specialising in hospitality, workplace, retail and residential. We spoke to Gary about the year that was 2020, and what’s next.

INTERVIEWNaomi Reid18 December 2020TONIK ASSOCIATES, CHRIS HARDING TONIK

LONDON LOVES: The Zig-Zag Roof House

In a year where “home” has never meant so much, we thought we would take a closer look at one of the favourite homes in the 2020 Open House London event.

LONDON LOVESNaomi Reid14 December 2020zig zag house, zig zag roof house, 4s architects

TRENDS: The Stone Exoskeleton

We take a look at 15 Clerkenwell Close and a conceptual skyscraper design, both designed with a stone exoskeleton. The exoskeleton trend is popping up around London, but fabricated in stone as opposed to concrete or steel, it provides intriguing cost and environmental benefits.

LONDON LOVES: The Brunel Building

For the first time since it was opened over 200 years ago, the public have access to a towpath linking Paddington Basin and Little Venice - all thanks to this eye catching skyscraper.

LONDON LOVESNaomi Reid11 November 2020arup, brunel building, fletcher priest, arup engineers, paddington basin

SPOTLIGHT ON: The V&A's first VR event

In the lead up to the much awaited “Alice: Curiouser & Curiouser” exhibition, the V&A held their first ever VR (virtual reality) event. It provides a preview of the whole exhibition which opens in March 2021.

SPOTLIGHT ONNaomi Reid11 November 2020v&a, alice curious curiouser, vr, virtual reality

INTERVIEW: Pip Simpson, V&A

We spoke to Pip Simpson, Director of Design, Estate and FuturePlan, to explore how the V&A is approaching a post-pandemic world.

INTERVIEWNaomi Reid22 July 2020V&A, PIP SIMPSON, VR, virtual reality, armchair tourism, greenway associates

PRODUCTS: Architectural Terracotta

Greenway Associates recently came across this new product, that uses traditional terra cotta, and incorporates the latest building technologies.

TRENDS: UK Hotels with Gallery-Worthy Art Collections

We've had our eye on this global trend for some time and we think it's about to take off in the UK. Here's our opinion on this trend, as well our favourite hotels with gallery-worthy art collections in the UK.

LONDON LOVES: The Glass Roof @ Annabels

The glass roof at the new location enables Annabels elite members to dine out under the sun and stars all year round, seven days a week, for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night drinks.

LONDON LOVESNaomi Reid7 July 2020ANNABELS, WAAGNER BIRO, STEEL AND GLASS

LONDON LOVES: The Façade @ The Duck & Rice

If you have ever found yourself wondering around Soho, you might have stumbled across a noticeably different building called The Duck + Rice.

LONDON LOVESNaomi Reid7 July 2020duck and rice, autoban, archer humphryes architects, soho

LONDON LOVES: The Blue Whale @ Natural History Museum

In July 2017, ‘Hope’, the 25.2m Blue Whale was unveiled as the new centre piece of the new Natural History Museum.

LONDON LOVESNaomi Reid7 July 2020blue whale, natural history museum, nhm, DDA Engineers

SPOTLIGHT ON: Museum + Heritage Show 2021

Our highlights from the postponed M+H show, which is now online.

SPOTLIGHT ONNaomi Reid6 July 2020museums + heritage show, m+h show, shows

LONDON LOVES: The Lighting @ 1Rebel Victoria

One step through 1Rebel’s doors leads you into the lit up world of ‘RIDE’ - their signature bike class that combines elite trainers, elite bikes and a killer lighting scheme.

LONDON LOVESNaomi Reid6 July 20201REBEL, DURHAM MARENGHI, LIGHTING SCHEME, LIGHTING

LONDON LOVES: The Rolling Bridge @ Paddington Basin

The regeneration of the Grand Union Canal area, now better known as Paddington Basin, has been a highlight to watch over the years. One of our favourite installations there is The Rolling Bridge by Thomas Heatherwick.

LONDON LOVESNaomi Reid6 July 2020thomas heatherwick, rolling bridge, paddington

LONDON LOVES: The Pool @ Third Space, City

We have enjoyed using quite a few of the Third Space locations over the years, but in 2018, they completed their City location and we heard all about ‘‘THE POOL”…

LONDON LOVESNaomi Reid3 July 2020THIRD SPACE, POOL, RICHARD HYWEL EVANS