Number 8 Albert Embankment will always be a special place for me. Not because of its beauty or design, but because it opened my eyes for the first time to the madness of the London development and town planning industry. The site occupies a prime position in central London, but has lain derelict for over […]
The Shell Centre and The Battle for Waterloo
The Shell Centre is currently the headquarters of the Shell International Petroleum Company. Built in 1954, at the time it was an innovative and controversial building. But love it or hate it, the plans to redevelop the site are a disaster, demonstrating all of the worst excesses of the current London development market. Eight tall […]
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