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Category Archives: Architecture
What’s in a name? The Neighbourhood Forum for KX
I’ve watched from afar the birth pains of a neighbourhood forum for King’s Cross. Those first, seemingly small, steps for any organisation are always difficult and often painful, and this is no different. Neighbourhood forums are an initiative of the … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Community groups, Planning, Licensing and Regulation
Tagged Neighbourhood Forum, planning
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Keep it lowdown on the south side
So urge the conservation committees for King’s Cross and Bloomsbury and the Friends of Argyle Square. They have launched a campaign to protect the area of Euston Road facing the stations from becoming a home for tall buildings. It comes … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Planning, Licensing and Regulation
Tagged Bloomsbury Conservation Area Advisory Committee, Euston Road, Friends of Argyle Square, Grade I-listed, heritage, heritage conservation, King's Cross Conservation Area Advisory Committee, King's Cross station, skyscraper, south of euston road, St Pancras station, tower block, Town Hall annexe
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KX place plan – send in your views
Camden and Islington Councils have collaborated on producing a draft place plan for KX. On the plan’s web page they say, “King’s Cross is an important and vibrant area that will experience major growth and change in the coming years, … Continue reading
Small window to oppose a skyscraper next to the town hall
The decision by Camden Council to sell off the Town Hall annexe is a fait accompli, but the planning guidelines covering the site are currently under review. With talk of a building up to 22 storeys high, the review’s request … Continue reading
Street art ‘Marmite’ unveiled on Euston Road
A massive graffiti mural has been completed on a building opposite St Pancras station today. The vivid artwork was commissioned by the building and hotel owner, Tony Megaro. “The idea is basically to bring a bit of fun and colour … Continue reading
‘N’ is for King’s Cross
The opening of the concourse somehow speeds the ticking clock to reveal the station’s original façade. So some renewed interest in it this week: here it is above, as part of a London alphabet on the delightful Spitalfields Life blog. … Continue reading
A peek at the new concourse
The “glass pasty”, the “string vest”, the “eyelid” – the western concourse for King’s Cross will not be open for business until next Monday – but it has already acquired a load of nicknames to describe its curved roof and … Continue reading
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