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In Search of The Pink Marble Stairway, “And While London Burns”.

“And While London Burns” is an interactive operetta produced by the enviro-political art activists, Platform. http://andwhilelondonburns.com. It is presented as a journey through the City of London to a musical and theatrical accompaniment. The trouble is – the opera was produced in 2007 – and many Landmarks and wayfinders have now disappeared. I have just [...]

The Demolition of Broadgate, London

Sad news indeed. I remember the office buildings being constructed. My father worked for Arups, and he took me on site when I was a child. I have memories of the Richard Serra sculpture being craned into place, and ascending one of the half-finished buildings in a construction lift, with a hard-hat wobbling around on [...]