Manchester United reveal plans for Britain’s biggest stadium Sport Business Manchester United have revealed plans to build Britain’s biggest stadium, a £2bn 100,000-capacity venue to replace Old Trafford that will sit at the heart of a “miniature city of the future”. New conceptual images of the venue show an “umbrella” canopy with three spikes, a nod to the prongs of the devil’s trident on the [...]
The Capitalist: The Lord Mayor’s (self-funded) clothes; Old Street Non-Roundabout slammed; Tories party; and Clegg gives advice Opinion A look into the Lord Mayor's wardrobe, Old Street's new "non-roundabout" and Nick Clegg dishes out some career tips in this week's diary.
Danger! Labour want all our new homes to be ugly Opinion Labour thinks it's 'ridiculous' to consider beauty when building new homes and towns. That's a travesty, says James Price
Adieu City A.M. Towers: A toast to the Tiktokers August 8, 2024 As City A.M. bids adieu to its current home, Lucy Kenningham considers The Tiktokers
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Architect July 11, 2024 Thought architects designed builders? Wrong! Architects now build the intangible world: data architects, content architects, even video architects.
Inside the fight to save Britain’s ‘ugliest’ phone booths June 7, 2024 A campaign to save Britain’s ugliest phone booths highlights the subjectivity of beauty, writes Lucy Kenningham
Home of English cricket Lord’s set for new £61m redevelopment May 9, 2024 The home of cricket Lord’s in north London is set for yet another multi-million pound redevelopment as the MCC pumps another £61m into the ground. Having completed a £53m overhaul of the Compton and Edrich stands – which flank the unique press box – in 2021, £61.8m will be pumped into the Tavern and Allen [...]
Inside the past, present and future of stadium design with Populous April 24, 2024 One of the cherished memories for any sports fan is that intake of breath from sheer disbelief when you first climb the concrete steps from the bowels of a stadium to glimpse the scale of the arena which a team you’re about to both fall in love with and despise for a lifetime calls home. [...]