Archinect - News2024-05-03T04:35:05-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150212693/norman-foster-proposes-pop-up-uk-parliament-building-inspired-by-crystal-palace
Norman Foster proposes pop-up UK Parliament building inspired by Crystal Palace Antonio Pacheco2020-08-24T12:29:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2b/2bc175777a11304b1362ec32ff3d1c97.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Architect <a href="https://archinect.com/fosterandpartners" target="_blank">Norman Foster</a> is reviving a plan for creating expansive temporary facilities to be used by the parliament of the United Kingdom while the Palace of Westminster undergoes significant restoration.<br><br>The £300 million proposal calls for a erecting an amorphous, 151-meter-long glass-wrapped temporary structure in the Horse Guards Parade adjacent to the existing houses of parliament. The four story structure, which would include 650 offices as well as detailed replicas of the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and other significant interior spaces, is designed to be taken down and re-used once the renovations to the historic structure have run their course.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d1/d1e26e262cb7905dd9c9b05bf312540b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d1/d1e26e262cb7905dd9c9b05bf312540b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Previously on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150187139/uk-parliament-renovations-uncover-360-year-old-hidden-passage" target="_blank">UK Parliament renovations uncover 360-year-old hidden passage</a>. View of the UK Houses of Parliament. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons / Maurice.</figcaption></figure><p>Inspired by the Crystal Palace, the temporary Parliament would be topped by a cast iron and plate glass panel dome spanning over an interior roof garden stu...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/121659936/plans-to-rebuild-crystal-palace-likely-shattered
Plans to rebuild Crystal Palace likely shattered Archinect2015-02-26T12:59:00-05:00>2015-03-05T22:07:12-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/wd/wdbgwnp9c0nwjcno.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Plans for a replica Crystal Palace have suffered a set back after a south London council pulled out of negotiations with a Chinese developer.
ZhongRong Group wants to rebuild Crystal Palace, which burnt down in 1936, but has failed to meet a deadline set by the council to produce plans.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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https://archinect.com/news/article/94441681/london-crystal-palace-shortlist-boasts-six-of-the-uk-s-top-architects
London Crystal Palace shortlist boasts six of the UK’s top architects Alexander Walter2014-02-26T20:27:00-05:00>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/yq/yqlu3r1ppxw60i4w.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>London's iconic Crystal Palace just moved one step closer to its magnificent resurrection with the announcement of six shortlisted design teams, all vying to rebuild The Crystal Palace and the surrounding public park as a major landmark.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The list of selected architects to move on to the next competition stage reads like a who's who in British architecture:</p><ul><li>David Chipperfield Architects</li><li>Grimshaw</li><li>Haworth Tompkins Architects</li><li>Marks Barfield Architects</li><li>Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners</li><li>Zaha Hadid Architects with Anish Kapoor</li></ul>
https://archinect.com/news/article/78231111/plans-to-recreate-the-crystal-palace-are-as-jingoistic-as-a-gove-history-lesson
Plans to recreate the Crystal Palace are as jingoistic as a Gove history lesson Archinect2013-07-30T05:05:00-04:00>2013-07-29T19:06:28-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c6/c6af663695148f919060ccc5af6181dc?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Chinese cities have recently become notorious for their sheer degree of copying and reproduction, with hundreds of replicas of famous historic buildings and even of recent ones – such as the copy of Zaha Hadid's Guangzhou Opera House, under construction almost immediately after the original was completed. But in London, the Crystal Palace replica is only the most vast – and probably the least likely – of a smaller but still significant series of proposed reconstructions.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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