• Newly released files reveal plan to move Millennium Dome to Swindon

    Labour government received bid to relocate controversial London building before it was rebranded as the O2The “Swindon Dome” does have a ring to it. It has emerged Tony Blair’s government received a proposition to move the Millennium Dome – later redeveloped and rebranded as the O2 – to Swindon. Continue reading...
  • Japanese architect and ‘postmodern giant’ Arata Isozaki dies aged 91

    Pritzker prize winner who combined Asian and western influences said postwar ruins of Japan stayed with him in his workPritzker-winning Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, known for his avant garde style and category-defying works, has died at the age of 91, his office says.Isozaki died of old age at his home in Okinawa on Wednesday, with the funeral to be attended only by his close family, the office said in a statement on Friday. Continue reading...

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