Architect Norman Foster 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.
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.
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 studded with plants and conference areas.
If built as proposed, the temporary parliament could be in use for up to seven years by officials as Westminster Palace is refurbished. Foster recently submitted plans for the structure to the UK government for review.
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better than the original
Why don't they just go to Hungary?
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