Arup’s ‘loadsamoney’ Broadgate is unfit for 21st-century finance

21 April 11

The City of London corporation’s decision to grant planning consent for redevelopment at Broadgate this week is a salutary vote for London to remain the financial centre of the world

Dutch master

1 October 04

The government-occupied De Hoftoren building in The Hague has won awards for its innovative design, and stands as an example to modern architects across Europe.

The omnipresent occupier

1 October 04

Consultation with future occupiers can lead to better buildings, but it can be impossible to meet all their demands, as a discussion meeting hosted by HOK found.

Fuel for thought

25 June 04

Petrol stations could be the next untapped opportunity for mixed-use developers.

The power of two

18 June 04

Plantation Place may not include the tallest towers in the City but British Land hopes Arup Associates' innovative design will put rival office schemes in the shade.

Column inches: Terry's insistence on a thick outer wall has freed up the office space

Modern classic

3 October 03

An office building in London’s Marylebone has set tongues wagging with its retro design.

The beautiful south

28 February 03

Ernst & Young partner John McCorquodale takes through the accountant's move south of the Thames

Building design: Towering achievement

18 October 02

What's curved, glazed and dwarfs the City? Swiss Re's new headquarters makes some unconventional turns but the reinsurance company hopes its groundbreaking structure will pull in the tenants.

Land rationing in the planning system can only benefit the lucky few

19 July 02

Labour needs to break out of the constraints of the 1947 Planning Act

Square bashing

17 May 02

Once a neglected collection of car parks and military remains, Finsbury Square is undergoing a renaissance that will establish it as a locality and office environment to envy. We report on two developments that are helping to knock it back into shape