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Design and Architecture

Battersea's future

The famed Battersea Power Station in London is getting a new tenant, Apple. And a new US Embassy is under construction just yards away.

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By Frances Anderton • Jan 10, 2017 • 1 min read

The famed Battersea Power Station in London is getting a new tenant, Apple. And a new US Embassy is under construction just yards away. They're part of a massive redevelopment in London's borough of Vauxhall that includes 4,000 apartments for sale, over a million square feet of offices, stores, as well as parks, events spaces and a new Tube station designed by a Who's Who of architects that includes Frank Gehry, Norman Foster and Bjarke Ingels. The dense, high-end new neighborhood has a very American flavor. But some locals are asking, what exactly will it do for London?

A rendering of the revitalized Battersea Power Station in London

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Producer, DnA: Design and Architecture

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    Jonathan Glancey

    architectural critic and writer

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    Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

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