PRESS
AJ - PLP co-founder Karen Cook exits to set up new practice Spice
Richard Waite - 13/10/2022 | London
You can read here Karen Cook and Jean Le Lay's interview on the set-up of Spice.
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Architects' Journal full article can be find here.
Time Out - The Galleria Al Maryah Island
Angela Beitz - 16/07/2014 | Dubai
Read the full article about the development of Galleria unique architectural flair who has redefine luxury shopping in the capital.​
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The Times full article can be find here.​
NLA - London Tall Buildings Survey 2023: Sustainable Skylines.
01/05/2023 | London
You can read here Karen Cook's viewpoint on sustainable skylines in London Tall Building Survey 2023, published by NLA. Article courtesy of NLA (New London Architecture)
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NLA full article can be find here.
EG - The death of development?
Julia Cahill - 12/06/2023 | London
The Times - "High tech: City's newest tall building is also the smartest"
Jonathan Morrison - 08/03/2019 | London
"A skyscraper that will be the tallest in the City of London could also be the model for a new generation of “smart buildings”.
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The Times full article can be find here.
AJ - Interview: Karen Cook’s special recipe for 22 Bishopsgate
Adam Branson - 23/08/2019 | London
"As the City of London’s tallest building nears completion, PLP founding partner Karen Cook tells Adam Branson how the scheme has evolved over nearly two decades"
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Architects' Journal full article can be find here.
CPA - Tall buildings: Rising to the Net Zero Challenge
19/10/2023 I London
CPA members attended Tall Buildings: Rising to the Net Zero Challenge for a breakfast seminar in the new auditorium of 8 Bishopsgate.
You can find more information about the event here.
École polytechnique - An architectural project to give shape to the XSEAO2 program financed by the IFKER fund.
Campus, Research, LCM - 15/11/2023 I Paris
"The XSea02 project, a research program of the interdisciplinary Energy for Climate Center (E4C), is seeking to recover CO2 dissolved in seawater to produce synthetic fuels under the guidance of architect Jean Le Lay."
You can read the full article here.
CTBUH - How Can a Tall Building Improve the Public Realms and Privates Lives?
2019 I Chicago 10th World Congress.
Financial Times - "New skyscraper tests appetite for office space amid Brexit"
Judith Evans - 07/06/2019 I London
The Guardian - 22 Bishopsgate: a perfumed 62-storey village for City workers.
Rowan Moore - 23/05/2021 I London
"With climbing wall, 41st floor retreat and its own signature scent, London’s biggest ever office building opens just as home working looks set to stay"
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The Guardian full article can be find here.
Building Design - 50 Wonders | Karen Cook: Place des Vosges, Paris
12/09/2021 I Paris
"The architect of 22 Bishopsgate and founding partner of PLP explains why she loves this 17th-century Parisian public square"
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Building Design full article can be find here.