Plans for the pyramidal Centre for Music by Diller Scofidio & Renfro in London have been scrapped, with a "major renewal" of the nearby Barbican estate set to take place instead.
The concert hall designed by US studio Diller Scofidio & Renfro with British firm Sheppard Robson was planned as the new home for the London Symphony Orchestra.
However, the City of London Corporation has now axed plans in favour of a revamp of the adjacent Barbican estate as part of the capital's Covid-19 recovery plan.
"Unprecedented circumstances" spark cancellation 
The Centre for Music was first revealed in 2017 when Diller Scofidio + Renfro was selected as the winner of an international competition for its design.
The studio had planned a twisted, 14-storey tower, which was selected ahead of proposals by the likes of Amanda Levete, Norman Foster and Frank Gehry. Top image: the Centre for Music was designed with a tapered form. Above: it was planned for the edge of London's Barbican
It was expected to replace the Powell & Moya-designed Museum of London on the southern edge of the Barbican, which is being relocated to a building by Stanton Williams and Asif Khan at Smithfield market.
However, with a cost of £288 million and a pledge of just £6.8 million from the City of London Corporation, it was heavily reliant on private funding.
The council has said it could not be progressed due to "current unprecedented circumstances".
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