Broadgate
Broadgate is a large, 32-acre (13 ha) office and retail estate in the
History
The original developer was a joint venture of Rosehaugh and Stanhope plc:[2] it was built by a Bovis / Tarmac Construction joint venture[3] and was the largest office development in London until the arrival of Canary Wharf in the early 1990s. The original scheme was designed by Arup Associates, Team 2, which was headed by Peter Foggo, who later left Arup to set up his own practice Peter Foggo Associates, where he completed the initial phase of works.[4]
Location
The modern and mainly-pedestrianised development is located on the original site of
Boundary changes which came into effect in 1994 now place the entire estate within the Bishopsgate Without ward of the City of London, previously was in the Shoreditch, in the London Borough of Hackney.[6]
Ownership
Several different companies such as
Buildings
The 538-foot (164 m)
In early 2011 there was controversy over the redevelopment of the site of a Peter Foggo building, when it was suggested by the City of London's Chief Planning Officer Peter Rees and Ken Shuttleworth that Peter Foggo would have been pleased that the building would be demolished.[11]
The headquarters of Swiss bank UBS are situated at 5 Broadgate, a steel-clad groundscraper designed by Ken Shuttleworth of Make Architects.[12]
Events
On 7 August 2010, Broadgate became host to the twice-monthly Broadgate Farmers' Market.[13]
In the winter months Broadgate Circle used to host Broadgate Ice; London's only turn up and skate ice rink. In November 2017, Broadgate installed their first Christmas market. [14]
Arts Programme
In 2012, Broadgate announced the Broadgate Art Trail which would showcase 16 artworks over a 32-acre plot.[15]
References
- ^ "Savills acquires British Land's third-party property management portfolio". Savills.
- ^ "Sir Stuart Lipton: The veteran property developer with a vision for a swathe of rundown London". The Evening Standard. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Cranes and blue sky on a large construction site at Broadgate development in the City of London". Glix. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Practice History of Foggo Associates". Foggo.com. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Getting around broadgate". Broadgate. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "The City and London Borough Boundaries Order 1993", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 28 May 1993, SI 1993/1445, retrieved 21 February 2021
- ^ Broadgate (50% owned) Archived 4 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Strategic Partnership for Broadgate Archived 9 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ British Land and GIC Sign Joint Venture Agreement for Broadgate 24 December 2015 Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Broadgate Tower". Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ Booth, Robert. "Heritage or horror? Row over Broadgate demolition plan". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "5 Broadgate". Make Architects. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "'Broadgate Farmers Market'". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "'The Winter Forest - Broadgate'".
- ^ Moss, Abigail. "Broadgate Art Trail: Broadgate the place to be?". The Upcoming. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
External links
Media related to Broadgate, London at Wikimedia Commons