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Walking on water: £60million walkway that'll let Londoners take a stroll on the Thames
<a href='http://bit.ly/l9MFB4' target="_blank">Daily Mail - Walking on water</a> The design, by architects Gensler, is subject to planning permission and approval by the City of London Corporation and other agencies. -
London doesn’t need a floating park on the Thames, but would it benefit from one?
<a href='http://bit.ly/uJkFHt' target="_blank">Gensler on Cities - London doesn't need a floating park on the Thames, but would it benefit from one?</a> Gensler’s proposed London River Park is up for planning approval by the City of London Corporation on November 15, and while most people are strongly in favor of the project, there has been some localized opposition centered on the idea that London doesn’t need the River Park. -
"I'll build river park abroad if it is blocked here" says backer
<a href='http://bit.ly/HtWseW' target="_blank">London Evening Standard - "I'll build park abroad if it is blocked here" says backer</a> ...if planning consent is not given by the City of London Corporation his investment group may simply "do it in Singapore". -
Decision on London River Park deferred
<a href='http://bit.ly/IouK6y' target="_blank">City of London - Decision on London River Park deferred</a> The City of London Corporation’s Planning and Transportation Committee will not be considering the Thames River Park proposal at its meeting on 15 November 2011. -
Statement regarding the delivery of the London River Park
<a href='http://bit.ly/HKdcRv' target="_blank">London River Park - Statement regarding the delivery of the London River Park</a> Following feedback from the Corporation of London and the Port of London Authority which means that the London River Park will no longer be considered by the November Planning Committee... “Over the coming weeks we will continue to work with the Corporation, the PLA and other key stakeholders to...address the concerns that they have raised." -
London River Park to be delayed until after Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant
<a href='http://bit.ly/sxK951' target="_blank">London SE1 - London River Park to be delayed </a> News from the City of London Corporation that it would not be putting the application on the agenda for its planning and transportation committee meeting on 15 November effectively makes it impossible to build the structure to the previously advertised timescale. The project team is now carrying out further studies into the impact of the proposed scheme at the request of the City corporation... -
Safety concerns could torpedo £60m Thames floating park
<a href='http://bit.ly/HK8Iu6' target="_blank">London Evening Standard - Safety concerns could torpedo £60m Thames floating park</a> The City of London Corporation was due to consider plans for the London River Park - backed by Mayor Boris Johnson - next week but the discussion has been delayed until next month after the Port of London Authority said the project could threaten the "navigational safety" of the Thames. -
The London River Park: place for the people or a private playground?
<a href='http://bit.ly/t2ZR6J' target="_blank">The Guardian - London River Park: place for the people or private playground?</a> An obvious comparison, made by Gensler, is with the High Line in New York...There is no sign of this level of thought in the Gensler design, even though they have submitted a detailed planning application to the Corporation of London.
