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A couple of weeks I got the opportunity to pop down to London and take a look at the Open House . In this , a weekend architectural festival , over 800 sites and buildings across the city are opened up for public access – many with for tours led by architects and other firms involved in the design and construction of the projects.From […]
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A trip to see some high powered industrial engines was on the agenda as I booked a tour of the Pimlico District Heating Undertaking as part of my recent visit to the London Open House in September. What jumped out at me was the the engineering efforts involved with providing centralised hot water and heating to over 3000 homes , and a variety of commercial premises […]
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The next site I’d decided to take a look at on my Open House trip after visiting Container City and the Trinity Buoy Wharf out near Greenwich was to look at the recently redeveloped Angel Court , right at the heart of the City near to the Bank of England. Three show floors were open to us to explore on a guided tour – these haven’t […]
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In the second part of this series on London Open House a look inside a couple of the creative spaces within the Trinity Buoy Wharf complex , opened up to the public as part of the London Open House weekend. The Trinity Buoy Wharf accommodates many creatives working in a wide range of disciplines , from music production to clay – and I was […]
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The first port of call on my recent visit to London’s Open House event was the Trinity Buoy Wharf development featuring the Container City as its main centrepiece. With the hope for good sunshine I decided to head there first on my visit – a very long journey which started at 5.30am from my first bus into Nottingham City Centre , to getting off […]
