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BIG rumoured to make UK debut at Battersea Power Station
POSTED 17 Nov 2014 . BY Katie Buckley
BIG's 'Malaysia Square' will act as a 'front door' to the Battersea site Credit: Battersea Power Station
Bjarke Ingels' Copenhagen and New York-based architecture firm, BIG, is tipped to design a new public square as part Rafael Viñoly’s £8bn (US$13bn, €10bn) masterplan for Battersea Power Station, London.

Although no official report has been released, the Architects Journal has reported that BIG will be making their UK debut with ‘Malaysia Square’ – a large piece of public realm design that will act as the ‘front door’ to the Battersea site.

‘Malaysia Square’ will link Frank Gehry and Foster and Partners' pedestrianised high street with the old power station itself, which is being revamped by Wilkinson Eyre.

Despite BIG being a world-renowned architecture firm, the practice has yet to make its name in the UK. Back in April, BIG failed to win a competition to redesign part of the Natural History Museum. Although shortlisted for the job, the practice was pipped to the post by UK-based Niall McLaughlin Architects.

BIG are also rumoured to have made an entry for the high profile Olympicopolis design competition – a new £400m development at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, previously used for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
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  Famed Battersea Power Station chimneys set for demolition


Developers behind the £8bn Battersea Power Station mixed-use renovation project will demolish the the Grade II listed building’s iconic chimneys, with work due to start this summer, but say all four towers will be fully restored by 2016.
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The £8bn mixed-use development at Battersea Power Station is gathering steam, with developers revealing the latest images of the project and announcing prices for the first tranche of dwellings to go on sale.
  Gehry to co-design Battersea Power Station redevelopment


Frank Gehry – one of the world’s most innovative architects – will co-design part of the £8bn project to redevelop Battersea Power Station as a mixed-use leisure project.
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BIG rumoured to make UK debut at Battersea Power Station
POSTED 17 Nov 2014 . BY Katie Buckley
BIG's 'Malaysia Square' will act as a 'front door' to the Battersea site Credit: Battersea Power Station
Bjarke Ingels' Copenhagen and New York-based architecture firm, BIG, is tipped to design a new public square as part Rafael Viñoly’s £8bn (US$13bn, €10bn) masterplan for Battersea Power Station, London.

Although no official report has been released, the Architects Journal has reported that BIG will be making their UK debut with ‘Malaysia Square’ – a large piece of public realm design that will act as the ‘front door’ to the Battersea site.

‘Malaysia Square’ will link Frank Gehry and Foster and Partners' pedestrianised high street with the old power station itself, which is being revamped by Wilkinson Eyre.

Despite BIG being a world-renowned architecture firm, the practice has yet to make its name in the UK. Back in April, BIG failed to win a competition to redesign part of the Natural History Museum. Although shortlisted for the job, the practice was pipped to the post by UK-based Niall McLaughlin Architects.

BIG are also rumoured to have made an entry for the high profile Olympicopolis design competition – a new £400m development at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, previously used for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
RELATED STORIES
Gehry and Foster-designed Battersea high street wins planning approval


The £8bn (US$13bn, €10bn) redevelopment of London's iconic Battersea Power Station has received another boost after the Frank Gehry and Norman Foster- designed mixed-use high street won planning approval.
Famed Battersea Power Station chimneys set for demolition


Developers behind the £8bn Battersea Power Station mixed-use renovation project will demolish the the Grade II listed building’s iconic chimneys, with work due to start this summer, but say all four towers will be fully restored by 2016.
Battersea Power station developer reveals latest designs, announces first property sales


The £8bn mixed-use development at Battersea Power Station is gathering steam, with developers revealing the latest images of the project and announcing prices for the first tranche of dwellings to go on sale.
Gehry to co-design Battersea Power Station redevelopment


Frank Gehry – one of the world’s most innovative architects – will co-design part of the £8bn project to redevelop Battersea Power Station as a mixed-use leisure project.
MORE NEWS
Bob Rogers hands BRC to long-serving leadership team
Experience design company, BRC Imagination Arts, has completed a transition that sees founder Bob Rogers pass ownership of the business to four long-serving senior executives, while remaining actively involved with the company.
Rainer Maelzer joins Therme Group as chief entertainment officer
Rainer Maelzer, an experiential entertainment innovator, has been appointed chief entertainment officer by Therme Group.
Movie Park Germany reveals new Paramount attraction as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations
Movie Park Germany has opened a new Paramount Pictures-themed attraction as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, using immersive storytelling and adaptive reuse to reinforce the park’s longstanding “Hollywood in Germany” positioning.
Therme Manchester reveals 90:90 strategy – 90 per cent of the UK population within a 90-minute drive of a Therme
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK. 
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David & Lynn Willrich started the Company over thirty years ago, from the Audio Visual Department [more...]
Sally Corporation

Our services include: Dark ride design & build; Redevelopment of existing attractions; High-quality [more...]
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V.

Vekoma Rides has a large variety of coasters and attractions. [more...]
iPlayCO

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Iconic Liverpool attraction opens door to new operators
An opportunity to reimagine one of the UK’s most recognisable towers has been formally opened by Rivington Hark, as St Johns Beacon invites operators and partners to shape its next phase. [more...]
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