The National Gallery has announced plans to celebrate 200 years with a year-long festival of “art, creativity, and imagination”. The Trafalgar Square art gallery was founded in 1824 and houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the 13th to 20th centuries. On May 10 2024 the National Gallery will celebrate its bicentenary … Read more
In a couple of years time, the National Gallery will mark its 200th birthday, and they’ve outlined some of the plans it has to mark its bicentenary. (c) National Gallery London As the custodians of a national collection, they plan a national exhibition, with 12 simultaneous exhibitions opening on the same day – 10th May … Read more
A plan to demolish the Marks and Spencer store at the Marble Arch end of Oxford Street has been called in by the government for a review. There has been growing opposition to the plans by Pilbrow & Partners to demolish the old M&S store and replace it with a smaller store and more offices, … Read more
A fresh consultation has opened to decide what to do with the Museum of London site when the museum moves out to its new home in Smithfields. The ideas are pretty much a refinement of the proposals shown off last year, that the roundabout is removed and the area is redeveloped with three office blocks … Read more
Plans to add step-free access to Stanmore tube station on the Jubilee line have been pushed back after the housing development that would enable them was withdrawn. At the moment, the platforms and ticket machines are several flights of stairs down from the main road above. There is a long winding outdoor ramp down to … Read more
New York State and local community leaders recently announced initiatives planned for the 2022 outdoor recreation season designed to protect public safety and promote sustainable recreation in the Adirondack and Catskill Parks. Many of these actions, bolstered by $ 8 million from the State Environmental Protection Fund specifically for Adirondack and Catskill visitor safety and … Read more
Plans to convert a disused railway in North London into an elevated walkway for pedestrians has taken a step forward after the team behind the project filed for formal planning permission for the first of three phases. If approved, the Camden Highline will regenerate a disused railway viaduct to create a new elevated park that … Read more
Plans for a major redevelopment of Norwood Junction station in south London are being reviewed in light of lower post-pandemic passenger numbers and the cost of the project. Proposed station layout (c) Network Rail The proposals are part of the wider plan to clean up the mess of tracks around Croydon station to improve the … Read more
A tram that goes under the Thames? We’re all ears. Image: KenEx It sounds like something from an unbuilt London archive: a tram running beneath the Thames. But this isn’t a chapter in London’s history books – it’s a current plan, which could come to fruition in the next few years. Introducing KenEx, a (terribly … Read more
Hong Kong’s top university is proposing a new rule which would authorize disciplinary proceedings against any student accused of bringing the institution into “disrepute,” according to sources. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) said “the newly added provision concerning students’ conduct will help safeguard the University’s reputation by plugging the gap in the current statute.” … Read more