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View of the week: New concourse for Kings Cross
The new concourse at Kings Cross St Pancras, designed by John McAslan and Partners, was recently unveiled and has been grabbing lots of attention from media and architecture enthusiasts alike. On the day we visited, there seemed to be as many people photographing the steel roof as there were scurrying to catch trains. It certainly is striking […]
The Francis Crick Institute under the microscope
September 28, 2011
Residents of Bloomsbury, Kings Cross and surrounds may be aware of the construction site now underway behind the British Library, and may even know that, when completed, the buildings will house medical and scientific research institutes and laboratories. But what exactly is it, and what will it all look like in the end? Members of […]
Gothic Revival reborn – behind the scenes at the new St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel
June 3, 2011
After a six year, £200 million restoration project by the Manhattan Loft Corporation, the former Midland Grand Hotel building has finally re-opened to the public as the 5-star St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel, part of the Marriott hotel group. Locals and commuters know the imposing Gothic Revival edifice, straddling Euston and Midland Roads in Kings Cross, as the gatekeeper […]
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March 27, 2012
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