London is a centric city. The typical commute heads inwards towards a Zone 1 workplace. But London can also be seen as a collection of smaller towns, each with its own central area. The latest exhibition at New London Architecture looks at plans to regenerate these local town centres and thus shape a 'polycentric city'. Opening with reference to 'the Mayor's 'blue doughnut' conjures up all kinds of improbable, possibly sordid images, until you......

On New London Architecture's model of the capital, that is. The Cretaceous intruder is not alone. Spotting what architects would term 'interventions' on this map of present and future London is one of our favourite games. Across the Thames, we noticed a design flaw in the Olympic stadium. Now, Boris is enthusiastic about trees, but planting woodland on an athletics pitch is a little extreme. Still, at least it'll add a touch of iron-age......

Crossrail, the Channel Tunnel rail link, basement developments – underground London is growing as fast as the surface city. The past, present and future of our subterranean spaces are celebrated in the latest exhibition at New London Architecture. To be honest, you can enjoy most of the show from the comfort of your laptop by downloading the guide. However, if you're in the Tottenham Court Road area, it's worth popping in to see the......

Waterfront London, which opened today, looks at waterside development in London; recently completed, underway or in the pipeline. It considers how our waterfronts are transforming and being embraced as essential public spaces whereas, not long ago, we buried rivers, turned them into sewers or filled in and built on them. The enlightened approach, celebrated here, is to embrace the waterways and exploit their potential as transport routes, leisure facilities and biodiverse environments. The key......

London has as many hotel projects underway as the whole of Spain and five times as many as the second busiest city in Europe in terms of hotel development, Moscow. Surprising, innit? This is the opening message of the latest temporary exhibition at New London Architecture, that wonderful and free gallery on Store Street. By focusing on just one building type, Away From Home - New Hotels in London reminds us of the huge......

New London Architecture is, officially, Londonist’s favourite gallery/ museum/studio-type thing. For those who have not visited, it’s a compact exhibition space on Store Street (off Tottenham Court Road) for showcasing London’s buildings. You can just walk right in for free, like you own the city. They’ve just updated their centrepiece model of London, and opened a new temporary exhibition about the future of shopping. A series of panels and models explores the numerous alternatives......

After sampling London past at the British Library’s ‘London: a life in maps’, we went on to Store Street for a peek at the London yet come. ‘London’s moving: how transport is changing’ is the latest free exhibition at New London Architecture, best known for its info on new building projects around the capital and its fun 3D model map of central London. The transport display features an impressive 55 schemes, with just the......

Londonist is a regular visitor to New London Architecture, the exhibition space of the Building Centre on Store Street. Not only does it contain a remarkable 3-D model of the capital, complete with as-yet unbuilt skyscrapers, but it also swaps around the content of its exhibition area with dizzying regularity. The latest incumbent is a tribute to the various estates that, since the 17th Century, have brought a sense of orderliness to parts of......

Interesting times these for London architecture. While eyes remain transfixed by Lord Richnorm Rogfoster’s kiss-my-glass office spaces, and ears prick at the frustrated shriek of a dozen would-be skyscrapers unable to move from blueprint to footprint, a quiet revolution seems to be going on at grassroots. The world of architecture is opening up to us all. It begins, for many, with Open House weekend. Those glorious two days in September when London unbolts its......