This week it was announced that London's Oxford Street will be converted into a pedestrian-only zone, and SOM revealed visuals for a 56-storey skyscraper in the City that resembles its would-be neighbour, the Cheesegrater.
Planned changes to London's main shopping street were revealed in visualisations that show a pedestrianised zone filled with public art. London major Sadiq Khan called it "a hugely exciting moment for the capital."
SOM designs tapering skyscraper that would dwarf neighbouring Cheesegrater
In other London news, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill unveiled a tapering high-rise tower at 100 Leadenhall Street that bears a striking resemblance to the neighbouring Cheesegrater by Rogers Stirk Harbour.
V&A acquires entire one-bedroom flat from Robin Hood Gardens The V&A museum acquired a three-storey section of Robin Hood Gardens, a well-known brutalist social housing estate currently being razed in east London.
Salvaged pieces of the concrete facade are being stacked onsite before their transit to the museum's storage facility.
Six ideas to transform Britain's decommissioned gasholders make shortlist in RIBA competition
RIBA was also looking at the UK's architectural past as it announced the six-strong shortlist for a competition to repurpose decommissioned gasholder sites, which included a crematorium and a multi-storey charging station for driverless cars.
BIG designs kindergarten in New York City for WeWork
In the US, BIG designed a kind...