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King’s Cross

Thomas Heatherwick’s Coal Drops Yard – shopping in the Instagram age

November 6, 2018 by Editorial Team

Thomas Heatherwick’s ‘kissing’ roofs top a new high-end shopping mall in the old coal sheds. But why does the whole King’s Cross scheme not quite feel real?

Categories Business, Design, Gifts Tags architecture, Art and design, Article, British Architects, business, Coal Drops Yard, Culture, Features, high-end outlets, Instagram, King’s Cross, London, luxury shopping, Observer New Review, Retail industry, Rowan Moore, Shopping, The New Review, The Observer, Thomas Heatherwick

The £3bn rebirth of King’s Cross: dictator chic and pie-in-the-sky penthouses

December 25, 2019February 10, 2018 by Editorial Team

Google HQ, boutique shops in old coal sheds, gasholders offering wedge-shaped flats at sky-high prices … as the vast project comes together after 18 years, our critic gives his verdict

Categories Business, Design, Real Estate Tags 1851 Granary Building, architecture, Art and design, art factory, Article, business, Cities, commercial property, Communities, Construction industry, Culture, Design, Features, Housing, industrial luxury, Industry and luxury, King’s Cross, King’s Cross apartments, King’s Cross studio flat, London, Luxury Apartments, Oliver Wainwright, Planning policy, Politics, Real estate, redevelopment of King’s Cross, regeneration, Society, studio flat, studio flat price, UK Culture, UK news

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