New London Architecture

City of London Corporation

City of London Corporation

The City of London provides local government services for the financial and commercial heart of Britain, the City of London. It is committed to maintaining and enhancing the status of the business City as the world's leading international financial and business centre through the policies it pursues and the high standard of services it provides. 
Its responsibilities extend far beyond the City boundaries in that it also provides a host of additional facilities for the benefit of the nation. These range from open spaces such as Epping Forest and Hampstead Heath to the famous Barbican Arts Centre. 
Not only is the City the oldest, most historic part of London, it is the world’s leading international financial and business centre with the unusual ratio of 33 times more workers than residents. Planning in the City of London involves creating the opportunities for its long-term expansion, with office-based employment in the financial, professional and business sectors projected to increase in the next decade. Such growth will be complemented by the attractions such as the new Museum of London in Smithfield which will form part of the vibrant Culture Mile, and significant improvements in the streets and public realm to make more space for people to move around and spend time in the City. Such changes are being supported by the draft City Plan 2036 which is due to be adopted next year.

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City of London
PO Box 270
Guildhall
London
EC2P 2EJ

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Moor Lane Community Garden

Moor Lane Community Garden

Built

Moor Lane Community project was developed through a co design approach including local residents, to provide a new garden that will soften the street, act as wayfinding and include a piece of poetry.

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Aldgate Square

Aldgate Square

Built

A transformative new public space located between a School and St Botolph without Aldgate Church, including a central lawn area flanked by generous raised planters and seating.

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Seats at the Table

Seats at the Table

Built

Temporary installation delivered during LFA2023 in Postman's Park to explore inclusive design, equity and public spaces as well as the involvement of under-represent.

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St Paul's Churchyard

St Paul's Churchyard

Built

The project transformed the approach to St Paul's Cathedral from the South Bank via Millennium Bridge, creating a new civic space by converting a coach park into a welcoming green oasis.

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Greening and seating interventions

Greening and seating interventions

Built

A series of site-specific interventions were developed to deliver seating and greening measures across the City. A total of 15 sites were delivered between December 2020 and January 2023.

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St Mary Axe, City of London

St Mary Axe, City of London

Built

A car dominated street was pedestrianised to create a public realm micro-park, rich in biodiversity and respite. The scheme is a testbed for future public realm improvements at St Mary Axe.

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Finsbury Circus Gardens, City of London

Finsbury Circus Gardens, City of London

Under Construction

London's oldest public park, and the largest City green space, the site has a fascinating history, from the natural processes that formed it to the communities that helped shape it.

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All Change at Bank

All Change at Bank

Built

The All Change at Bank project reprioritises space for people walking, wheeling and cycling at Bank Junction alongside an enhanced public realm, including seating and greening.

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York Way Estate Landscape

York Way Estate Landscape

Planning Granted

Remodelling estate landscape following intensification to provide extensive biodiverse greening, maximising leisure, play and intergenerational encounters between new and existing residents.

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100 Brewery Road

100 Brewery Road

Built

A commercial office, flexible workspace and storage / distribution space of a total of 4,700 sq m (GIA), ideally positioned a short distance from King’s Cross, Camden and Highbury.

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Salisbury Square Development

Salisbury Square Development

Under Construction

The new Salisbury Square development will house the City of London Law Courts and a state-of-the art headquarters for the City of London Police, a new commercial building and improved public realm.

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City of London Markets

City of London Markets

Planning Granted

City of London Corporation plans to co-locate London’s historic wholesale markets to purpose-built facilities at Dagenham Dock, designed by Chetwoods.

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York Way Estate

York Way Estate

Planning Granted

The integration of 4 new buildings into the existing York Way Estate to provide 91 social rented homes, a re-placement community centre, new estates office and extensive landscape improvements.

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Barbican Podium Phase 2

Barbican Podium Phase 2

Proposed

Podium of the Barbican Estate is leaking into the occupied spaces below. In response to the Climate Action Strategy the podium will be replaced, greening increased and resilience enhanced.

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Great Arthur House

Great Arthur House

Built

JRA replicated and replaced the failing cladding of Great Arthur House, an iconic Grade ll listed residential block on the Golden Lane Estate. The works received an RIBA National Award.

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York Way Estate

York Way Estate

Proposed

Development of 90 new social homes at the City of London Corporation owned site in Islington. It will be the first net zero carbon residential scheme brought forward by the City Corporation.

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Sculpture in the City

Sculpture in the City

Built

Sculpture in the City is an annual sculpture park that uses the urban realm as a rotating gallery space. The project is celebrating a 12th Edition with 18 artworks the Square Mile until 2024

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