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Bishopsgate Goodsyard steams ahead with two detailed approvals
The long-awaited Bishopsgate Goodsyard megaproject in Shoreditch, east London, is pressing ahead after securing two detailed planning approvals for reserved matters applications
Tag: Gensler
Gensler’s London office leading on design for The Line’s first phase
Gensler’s London office has been named as one of three firms leading on detailed designs for the first phase of Saudi Arabia’s controversial 170km-long linear city, The Line
AJ Small Projects 2025: come to the launch party tonight
Join us to celebrate the launch of AJ Small Projects’ 30th year at Gensler’s offices overlooking the City of London
AHMM’s tweaked Shoreditch tower unanimously approved
Hackney Council has unanimously approved AHMM's reworked plans for a 27-storey office block in Shoreditch, which has undergone a change of colour among other revisions
Fosters’ City Hall rejected for listing for a second time
Foster + Partners’ City Hall building, formerly home to the Greater London Authority, has been refused listing, paving the way for Gensler’s proposals to overhaul the 22-year-old landmark
‘Severe threat’ to Foster’s City Hall prompts fresh listing bid
Campaigners have made a new bid to list Foster + Partner’s former London City Hall building in a ‘final effort’ to stop Gensler’s proposed overhaul of the landmark
AHMM submits new Shoreditch tower design as Gensler plans dropped
AHMM has submitted plans for a 27-storey office block in Shoreditch on the site of a previously approved Gensler proposal for a 30-storey tower
Gensler unveils design to remake Foster’s City Hall building
Plans by Gensler to transform London’s former City Hall building into a mixed-use scheme have been teased with the release of a single image ahead of a public exhibition next month
Retrofitting Canary Wharf: is there life in the Isle of Dogs yet?
Canary Wharf, the most visible built expression of the 1980s boom, is evolving away from the corporate monoculture of its birth. Gino Spocchia speaks to the architects creating a more diverse, more sustainable future
Sketchbook: Hamza Shaikh
The AJ’s Sketchbook series is a showcase of architects’ sketches and concept drawings. Today’s sketches are by Hamza Shaikh, a Part 3 architectural assistant at Gensler and host of the Two Worlds Design podcast