Vision that may go down the Tube

Article Abstract:

The planned extension of the Jubilee Line London Underground would go from Green Park to Stratford via Canary Wharf if funding is secured. Roland Paoletti, the project architect, selected mostly practices who had not previously designed for London Underground. The design for Canary Wharf station by Sir Norman Foster is spacious, on two levels, linked by six flights of escalators to meet fire regulations. A wide entrance from a public park brings in natural light. The station will be rectangular rather than tunnel-shaped and glazed screens will edge the platforms with doors in line with train doors for safety.

Transportation policy, Transportation, Subways, England, Architectural design, London Underground Ltd., Olympia and York Canary Wharf Ltd.

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Bombings? We're off to the bunker

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Financial companies in the City of London house their data and communications systems elsewhere, especially since the Baltic Exchange bomb in 1992. The IRA expected to remove major institutions and damage London's business reputation with the second bombing in the City at Bishopsgate in 1993. Reuter's award-winning Docklands offices have aluminium cladding to replace the windows. Paperless systems are housed in secure computer centres managed by remote control to provide security from terrorism and espionage.

Safety and security measures, London, England, Office buildings, Irish Republican Army, Terrorism, Bombings

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Arts? Not here, thank you

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Plans to invest 42 million pounds sterling in the UK's first 'arts park,' to be situated on a stretch of Thames water meadow in the small Berkshire town of Wallingford, have attracted considerable controversy. Some residents believe that the development would benefit the town, boosting its economy, while others believe that calling the development an 'arts park' is simply an attempt to obtain planning permission.

Arts centers

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