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SEMINARS RIBA Bristol & Bath Summer Social 30 August, Bristol
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FESTIVALS World Architecture Festival 28 - 30 November, Amsterdam
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EXHIBITION Disappear Here 2 May - 7 October, London
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TRADE SHOWS Decorex
16 - 19 September, London
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100% Design 19 - 22 September, London
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Healthcare Estates 9 - 10 October, Manchester
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AWARDS Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 4th October, London
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RETAIL Will Alsop’s Nairobi shopping centre
aLL Design have won planning permission for a new retail concept in Nairobi, Kenya, designed by the late Will Alsop, which will be his only project completed in Africa. A shopping centre and Grade A office
project, The Beacon will be developed by Kiloran. The new open-air mall features 24,300 m2
of retail, food and beverage along
with a 4,200 m, seven storey office tower overlooking the mall’s roof garden and bar. The contents of the mall will be
characterised by a ‘sweet factory’ theme, with many details commissioned by local craftspeople and artisans as well as firms using the latest manufactured materials and technology. The Beacon is intended to bring delight to locals and tourists; the vivid colours and striking patterns of the facade will hint at the amusements and leisure facilities inside. A light monorail with ‘jellybean’-style carriages is planned, and a helter-skelter, piano staircase and merry-go- round will enliven the space and encourage community interaction and shared experience. Playful twists on form and function will fulfil Alsop’s desire that “architecture should always be fun”. The main facade to Uhuru Highway is clad
in monochromatic porcelain panels broken by a bright red leisure box. Internally, mallscape walkways are sheltered from seasonal rain and sun by colourful solar
fabric canopies. A thatched rooftop restaurant and solid surface-clad bar sit atop a biodiverse brown roof. It is intended that the mall will become
a destination in its own right, sitting immediately between major employment zones; the Central Business District, the Industrial Area and Upper Hill financial district. It will “provide facilities that encourage families with children, teenagers and young people to dwell longer” and is intended to help promote tourism to the area. What aLL Design said was “a shared
commitment to ‘create places people like’ and a common approach to promote shopping experience” brought Kiloran and Alsop’s aLL Design team together on this flagship development for East Africa. Completion of The Beacon is planned for the spring of 2020.
“Tapered” 100 Leadenhall Street granted planning THIRD TALLEST
100 Leadenhall Street, designed by SOM for the Lai Sun Development Group and asset manager London & Oriental, has been awarded planning. At 263.4 m AOD, the building will be
the third tallest in the City of London and falls within the City’s eastern build- ing cluster. Providing over 1.3 million ft2 GEA of office-led development, the project is thought to be the last signifi- cant development opportunity in the cluster. The tower has a tapered form to ensure that the impact on significant views of St Paul’s Cathedral and other key London views is reduced, and incorporates a richly articulated
facade incorporating a diamond- glazing pattern. Leadenhall Street’s buildings are
predominantly stone, and the building embraces this, with limestone elevations at its base. At ground floor, a number of new retail spaces are provided and new pedestrian routes linking Leadenhall Street to St Mary Axe and Bury Street. The proposals incorporate three new distinct public spaces, and reinstates a churchyard providing an additional 10,000 ft2
of public open space. In addition to the new public routes
through the site, a double-height through-lobby is provided, allowing
access from both north and south approaches. A separate entry provides direct free access to a viewing gallery that offers 360° views.
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