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Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has rejected calls to list Broadgate Circus, clearing the way for a £340m British Land scheme in the City (inset).
The future of the Make-designed office for UBS was in doubt after English Heritage recommended that the buildings in its way be listed. But Hunt said this week: “Broadgate is not of sufficient historic or architectural interest to merit a listing.”
British Land and Blackstone risk new heritage battle while unveiling new public realm plans for City complex
Arts-led regeneration projects, rail upgrades, Olympic venues, luxury flats and an opulently refurbished hotel all defied the downturn. Thomas Lane and Ike Ijeh revisit some of the splendours
Ken Shuttleworth, the man behind the Gherkin, doesn’t ’get’ the Shard, reckons the era of tall glass boxes is over and thinks a lot of designers are really egotistical. So why does the founder of Make think this is such a great time to be an architect? He tells Building.
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