london bridge station was probably the most difficult station to get around in london, it was overcrowdedorian archers, to create this large concourse. the station has been completely reorganised and is now i hope one of the best stations in london from going from one of the worst. how this station looked and needed to operate was an important but not the most important part. it was how we built it and kept london running. there's over 120 million passenger journeys every year we have to manage. all of those trains, all of those passengers had to keep on going. we had to design the building in strips or nine mini stations, effectively, build them and once they were completed, we moved onto they were completed, we moved onto the next bit, demolished it, built the next bit, demolished it, built the new book, the old bit was running alongside new bit. it is the largest concourse in the uk. twice the size of liverpool street station and actually bigger than the pitch at wembley stadium. the station can appease themselves curve up in the centre to create what we call on eyebrow ridges to allow

because the old london bridge station really wasn't so much a station, it was more a confusion of randomt was a great place to miss your train. and now, well, you can see one giant space that stretches as far as the eye can see, and you can work it out immediately. the trains are up here, you justjump on the train. they've made london bridge simple. and, in the past, it was anything but. for the 15 million commuters who pass through each year, london bridge was a place to be endured, rather than loved. the station is really an old set of viaducts that were built at different times, and never really linked up. and then in the 70s it had a bit of a 70s makeover. launched by... as the bishop said to aslef. the bishop of southwark and frankie howard. but the solution... it was just another set of depressing and confusing corridors. the answer, radical. cut a massive hole through the station. all the platforms, all the supports, all the track was replaced while the station was still operating. it was described as open heart surgery on a patient that wasn't just awake, they werejogging. and to

six buildings, the first one, the biggest london bridge station. is is an old station that is been given a new lease on life. an extra hundred feet of architecture and engineering as they dug into the via ducts, the big messy via ducts and made a new concourse and somehow kept the station running in the process. is there to build the station and nine sections. for those who do not know the station, we knew it is the best station to miss my train because it was a confusion of corridors. it was nearly impossible to find your way around now it's a big open space with escalators soaring up to the platforms and they connect much better. it's engineering ifeel, we look connect much better. it's engineering i feel, we look too closely added, i don't feel it is as beautifully finished as some of the other projects. it is an amazing feat of engineering. when the truly is building is —— beautiful as the opera house. this is a very modest su btle opera house. this is a very modest subtle architecture, it's like a beautiful music box that is just been hidden in

the thing about the london bridge station — no—one has ever had a great railway journey begin or end one of those stations where you go you bring your steam trunk and you are heading around the world. no, it's never been loved. i'm really hoping now that network rail and ourselves have taken the care to build, we think, a beautiful station that's designed around the passengers, that people will start and finish their journeys here and will like using the station. actually use the station notjust for getting trains, but for other things too. oh, wow, a beautiful commuting experience — that is what you are wanting. what we want is for everybody to have a beautiful commuting experience every single day. there even a bit of natural light, isn't there? absolutely. i think what's important is you do have a connection with nature. i think people, if you're just pushed and squirted through underground caverns, i don't think it's good for the soul. i think it's nice just to see the light, see the light hitting the structure and the timber. that's what it was like — being squirted through unde

london bridge station was probably the most muddled and difficult station to get around in london.o create a new station in the middle of the existing station by cutting through all the victorian arches to create this large concourse. the station has been completely reorganised and it is now, i hope, one of the best stations in london, going from one of the worst. how the station looked and needed to operate was an important, but not the most important part. it was how we built it and kept london running. there's over 120 million passenger journeys every year that we have to manage. all of those trains, all of those passengers, had to keep on going. we had to design the building in strips, or nine mini stations, effectively. build them, and once they were completed, we moved onto the next bit, demolished it, built the new bit, the new bit was running alongside the old bit. it is the largest concourse in the uk. it is twice the size of liverpool street station and actually bigger than the pitch at wembley stadium. the station canopies themselves curve up in the centre to create what

oliver and not much time, six nominees, let's start with the first we saw in that little film, london bridge stationations and it has been transformed. they have excavated into the viaduct, kept the session running and made a massive new coi'icoui’se running and made a massive new concourse that allowed it to up the passenger numbers incredibly. concourse that allowed it to up the passenger numbers incrediblym concourse that allowed it to up the passenger numbers incredibly. is it architecture or engineering? passenger numbers incredibly. is it architecture or engineering7m passenger numbers incredibly. is it architecture or engineering? it is engineering! personally i do not think an architecture prize is quite what should be awarded! and this opera house, a stable block from the outside but inside something different. this is architecture, a beautiful little music box. exquisite, the choice of materials, and quite a rough and ready sense of being outdoors. nothing like an ordinary opera house. and the buildings had to be tuned in order for people to hear their voices? this has been close collabora

london bridge station was probably the most muddled and difficult station to get around in london. the station has been completely reorganised and it is now, i hope, one of the best stations in london, going from one of the worst. how the station looked and needed to operate was an important, but not the most important part. it was how we built it and kept london running. there's over 120 million passenger journeys every year that we have to manage. all of those trains, all of those passengers, had to keep on going. we had to design the building in strips,

london bridge station was probably the most muddled and difficult station to get around in london. it was very overcrowded and wasn't a particularly nice environment. the brief from our client was to create a new station in the middle of the existing station by cutting through all the victorian arches to create this large concourse. the station has been completely reorganised and it is now, i hope, one of the best stations in london, going from one of the worst. how the station looked and needed to operate was an important, but not the most important part. it was how we built it and kept london running. there's over 120 million passenger journeys every year that we have to manage. all of those trains, all of those passengers, had to keep on going. we had to design the building in strips, or nine mini stations, effectively. build them, and once they were completed, we moved onto the next bit, demolished it, built the new bit, the new bit was running alongside the old bit. it is the largest concourse in the uk. it is twice the size of liverpool street station and actually bigger than

london bridge station was probably the most muddled and difficult station to get around in london.e a new station in the middle of the existing station by cutting through all the victorian arches to create this large concourse. the station has been completely reorganised and it is now, i hope, one of the best stations in london, going from one of the worst. how the station looked and needed to operate was an important, but not the most important part. it was how we built it and kept london running. there's over 120 million passenger journeys every year that we have to manage. all of those trains, all of those passengers, had to keep on going. we had to design the building in strips, or nine mini stations, effectively. build them, and once they were completed, we moved onto the next bit, demolished it, built the new bit, the new bit was running alongside the old bit. it is the largest concourse in the uk. it is twice the size of liverpool street station and actually bigger than the pitch at wembley stadium. the station canopies themselves curled up in the centre to create what we ca

nominations — which included an opera house, a home made out of cork, and the redevelopment of london bridge station mikhail, winners of the stirling prize for goldsmith street, a development of council houses. so, this is it? and for resident chloe smith and her partner louis... very nice! they are more than proud of their new home. my little girl absolutely loves the garden. and the back is a key feature. a safe, enclosed communal play space. i'd never have thought this would have been a council property. i just wanted my little girl to have a garden, and some freedom, like little kids do. and i can't see me moving from here, not for a long time. but for the architects, it's been a long haul. 11 years, trying to prove that houses can be as efficient as flats. and the buildings it was competing against — an opera house, hidden inside an old stable building, and a completely recyclable house made entirely of cork. but what clinched it was goldsmith‘s mix of the environmental and the social. so, who made the decision, going for yours? it came down to the vote of a local resident. so, what, essentiall

and a huge redevelopment of london bridge station.ecause it's just lovely. and for the first time, a council house. so this is it? chloe smith took me on a tour of her new home here at the goldsmith street development in norwich. i'd have never have thought this would be a council property, from what i've lived in in the past to what i'm living in now, never did i think this would be council. never. but what makes this truly remarkable is the insulation. houses aren't even allowed letterboxes in case heat escapes. have you turned the heating on? twice, i think. twice in a year? since i've been here, yeah. but one building takes the green theme to a new level. this is a house made entirely of cork. the blocks are made from the by—product of wine corks, and there is no mortar, no plastic. the blocks are just held together by gravity, and so the whole house can be taken apart and used again. i've been told that even an idiot such as me can have a go at doing a bit of construction. so, let's see. i think i've just built a wall. not brilli

nominations, which included an opera house, a home made out of cork and the redevelopment of london bridge stationr was announced this evening. notjust because council housing had won, it was the first time council housing had even been shortlisted. and while it may not be the most dramatic or spectacular of winners we have had, there was a feeling in the room that this could send a message, perhaps be inspiration or even a model for the future that could affect the lives of many other people. and the winner is goldsmith street. annalie riches, david mikhail, winners of the stirling prize for goldsmith street, a development of council houses. so, this is it? and for resident chloe smith and her partner louis... very nice! they are more than proud of their new home. my little girl absolutely loves the garden. and the back is a key feature. a safe, enclosed communal play space. i'd never have thought this would have been a council property. ijust wanted my little girl to have a garden, and some freedom, like little kids do. and i can't see me moving from here, not for a long time. but for the archit

joiner bacon, one for me stands out as being the biggest in comparison with council houses, london bridge stationhaos. there is a clarity in the transport network now that came from chaosm really was case, i missed my train so many times because i could never find the platform. essentiallyjust bea find the platform. essentiallyjust be a lot of viaducts and they have created, they dug a huge kind of gap in the middle of that with all these escalators while the station was still operating. that broad daylight down to the station for allowing them to open up and allow for good signage, there is a clarity to your route and lovely materials used. they‘ve also refurbished some of the viaducts so now there‘s a clear route through the underground station. you do not miss your train any more and that the perimeter of the station it has cleaned up and created spaces either side of the station which are pleasant to be in. and the far end, in a back garden, and made entirely out of cork, explain this because it is the most recycla ble explain this because it is the most recyclable building i‘ve ever come acr

commuters travelling through euston station in london have faced major disruption this evening, after boy was injured falling from a bridge police dealt with what network rail described as a ‘serious trespass incident‘ near wembley central. all lines have now been reopened, but they've warned of "serious disruption" for passengers until end of service on friday. parents are being warned that they are oblivious to the way children and teenagers are being targeted by drug dealers on social media, and how accessible cheap class—a drugs now are. it follows the deaths of at least a dozen children under the age of 16 across the uk since 2017 after taking ecstasy. our correspondent, hywel griffith, has this special report. you do, you think you're invincible as a child, you know? still grieving, still confused. it's six months since tatum lost her little boy. i think i didn't want it to be real. you don't want to believe it or something. i was thinking, no, this is somebody else, it's got to be. it can't be carson. 13—year—old carson price died after taking ecstasy in this park. his mother's been told it was sold to him through

josue bapeck has been standing outside a busy tube station, holding a cardboard sign asking for a work placement. he spent four days at london bridgeocial media. i had been applying forjobs on line and getting a lot of rejections and soi and getting a lot of rejections and so i decided i was going to take matters into my own hands and show employers that i had tenacity to stand outside here in london bridge, with so many people looking at me and judging with so many people looking at me andjudging me, and i think that with so many people looking at me and judging me, and i think that is something that a lot of employers are looking for. good luck to him. let's take a look at the travel situation now... all tube lines are running well at the moment. but on the trains great northern and thameslink services from cambridge into london kings cross are running at reduced speeds following signal problems. in central london — the extinction rebellion demonstration is still affecting roads around trafalgar square, with multiple road closures in the area. and in bowes park, traffic on the north circular eastbound is slow towards green lanes.