The projecting glassy liner, which drives a wedge between the Southbank and the National Theatre, is echoed 40 metres up in the air, by what the architects describe as a floating pavilion – a 60-metre-long glass box that will loom over the Hayward gallery.
Implementing some impressively artistic ideas selected from a "hackathon" that took place earlier this year, the Urban Vision is now crowd-sourcing a skilled group of Mumbaikars to shape these disused sites, bringing together architects, landscapers, artists and "city enthusiasts" for an inclusive community-led project to start on Monday 24 November.
When, however, the design by the architects Marks Barfield was unveiled, most doubts were cast aside.
Juncker, perceived until now as an honest broker in the crisis – taking a softer approach than the Germans, who are viewed in Greece as the architects of austerity – has rarely been seen in such an irate state, sources close to the EU in Garmisch-Partenkirchen said.
But this breezy resort on Holland's North Sea coast is better known as an artists' retreat, its moody seascapes, endless dunes and extraordinary light attracting painters, writers and architects who have been leaving their mark on this laid-back and likable village since the 1900s.
The charity's successes included funding a tuition and tailoring centre in India, a medical clinic in Ghana and a school in Cameroon, as well as helping to fund the education of hundreds of individuals who have become architects, doctors, teachers and medical specialists.
The architects of the cyber-attack, who call themselves Guardians of Peace, have demanded Sony can The Interview or face further unspecified consequences.
Elegant architects' plans for the building's refurbishment were drawn up some years ago, but put aside when money got tight.
Our panel of esteemed judges – including architects, urbanists and a classroom of MA students – will grill each contestant with some tough questions and feedback.
Lord Foster's firm has 30 architects working on the campus, and the house in Pacific Heights, California sounds like it'll be pretty impressive too – construction involves driving piles 12 metres (40ft) into the ground.
In 2007, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, a state agency created in the aftermath of 9/11 to coordinate rebuilding efforts, introduced aggressive green standards for the tower and its surrounding complex that were "unprecedented in their scope and depth", according to the building's architects.
