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class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/breaking-london-mayor-to-reconsider-ms-oxford-st-demolition-plan" title="BREAKING: London Mayor to reconsider M&S Oxford St demolition plan" rel="bookmark">BREAKING: London Mayor to reconsider M&S Oxford St demolition plan</a></h2> <p class="post-meta"> <span class="post-meta-author"><span class="">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/author/will-hurst" title="Posts by will hurst" class="author url fn" rel="author">will hurst</a></span></span> <span class="tie-date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>1 April 2022</span> <span class="post-views">4,091 Views</span> </p> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/breaking-london-mayor-to-reconsider-ms-oxford-st-demolition-plan" title="BREAKING: London Mayor to reconsider M&S Oxford St demolition plan" rel="bookmark"> <img width="300" height="200" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907im_/https://cdn.rt.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/04/01115337/shutterstock_403503478-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-tie-large size-tie-large wp-post-image" alt="M&S store on London's Oxford St" loading="lazy"/> </a> </div> <div class="entry"> <p>Following a major backlash over the Sadiq Khan’s approval of the controversial demolition of Marks & Spencer’s store on Oxford Street, the London Mayor will now revisit this decision, the AJ can reveal<br/><br/></p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </article> <article class="item-list item_2"> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/fury-as-london-mayor-backs-ms-oxford-st-demolition-plan" title="Fury as London Mayor backs M&S Oxford St demolition plan" rel="bookmark">Fury as London Mayor backs M&S Oxford St demolition plan</a></h2> <p class="post-meta"> <span class="post-meta-author"><span class="">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/author/will-hurst" title="Posts by will hurst" class="author url fn" rel="author">will hurst</a></span></span> <span class="tie-date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>1 April 2022</span> <span class="post-views">6,533 Views</span> </p> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/fury-as-london-mayor-backs-ms-oxford-st-demolition-plan" title="Fury as London Mayor backs M&S Oxford St demolition plan" rel="bookmark"> <img width="300" height="200" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907im_/https://cdn.rt.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/03/22113047/RT_10_PilbrowOxfordStreet-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-tie-large size-tie-large wp-post-image" loading="lazy" alt="RT_10_PilbrowOxfordStreet-300x200.jpg"> </a> </div> <div class="entry"> <p>GLA climate adviser Simon Sturgis has said Sadiq Khan ‘isn’t serious about net zero’ after the London Mayor approved the highly controversial demolition of Marks & Spencer’s store on Oxford Street<br/><br/></p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </article> <article class="item-list item_3"> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/were-trying-to-deliver-a-tesla-here-pilbrow-defends-plans-to-demolish-and-replace-oxford-st-ms" title="‘We’re trying to deliver a Tesla here!’ Pilbrow defends plans to demolish and replace Oxford St M&S" rel="bookmark">‘We’re trying to deliver a Tesla here!’ Pilbrow defends plans to demolish and replace Oxford St M&S</a></h2> <p class="post-meta"> <span class="post-meta-author"><span class="">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/author/will-hurst" title="Posts by will hurst" class="author url fn" rel="author">will hurst</a></span></span> <span class="tie-date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>16 December 2021</span> <span class="post-views">6,120 Views</span> </p> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/were-trying-to-deliver-a-tesla-here-pilbrow-defends-plans-to-demolish-and-replace-oxford-st-ms" title="‘We’re trying to deliver a Tesla here!’ Pilbrow defends plans to demolish and replace Oxford St M&S" rel="bookmark"> <img width="300" height="200" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907im_/https://cdn.rt.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/11/23155217/pilbrow4-e1639646318630-300x200.png" class="attachment-tie-large size-tie-large wp-post-image" loading="lazy" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907im_/https://cdn.rt.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/11/23155217/pilbrow4-e1639646318630-300x200.png 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907im_/https://cdn.rt.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/11/23155217/pilbrow4-e1639646318630-230x154.png 230w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" alt="pilbrow4-e1639646318630-300x200.png"> </a> </div> <div class="entry"> <p>Pilbrow & Partners has defended its controversial scheme for Marks & Spencer, saying the condition of its existing Oxford Street store is ‘dire’, while the new building will be ‘of the highest environmental standards’<br/><br/></p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </article> <article class="item-list item_4"> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/opinion/blame-the-game-not-the-player-its-the-planning-system-thats-broken" title="Blame the game, not the player – it’s the planning system that’s broken" rel="bookmark">Blame the game, not the player – it’s the planning system that’s broken</a></h2> <p class="post-meta"> <span class="post-meta-author"><span class="">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/author/kunle-barker" title="Posts by Kunle Barker" class="author url fn" rel="author">Kunle Barker</a></span></span> <span class="tie-date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>12 December 2021</span> <span class="post-views">2,745 Views</span> </p> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/opinion/blame-the-game-not-the-player-its-the-planning-system-thats-broken" title="Blame the game, not the player – it’s the planning system that’s broken" rel="bookmark"> <img width="300" height="200" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907im_/https://cdn.rt.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/12/12175425/mS-marble-arch-shutterstock_anna-moskvina-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-tie-large size-tie-large wp-post-image" loading="lazy" alt="mS-marble-arch-shutterstock_anna-moskvina-300x200.jpg"> </a> </div> <div class="entry"> <p>There needs to be a radical change in the way planning submissions are assessed to reflect how we quantify, measure and value sustainability within developments, says Kunle Barker<br/><br/></p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </article> <article class="item-list item_5"> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/opinion/ms-needs-to-reject-fast-architecture-in-the-same-way-its-rejecting-fast-fashion" title="M&S needs to reject ‘fast architecture’ in the same way it’s rejecting fast fashion" rel="bookmark">M&S needs to reject ‘fast architecture’ in the same way it’s rejecting fast fashion</a></h2> <p class="post-meta"> <span class="post-meta-author"><span class="">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/author/martin-prince-parrott" title="Posts by Martin Prince-Parrott" class="author url fn" rel="author">Martin Prince-Parrott</a></span></span> <span class="tie-date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>9 December 2021</span> <span class="post-views">3,229 Views</span> </p> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/opinion/ms-needs-to-reject-fast-architecture-in-the-same-way-its-rejecting-fast-fashion" title="M&S needs to reject ‘fast architecture’ in the same way it’s rejecting fast fashion" rel="bookmark"> <img width="300" height="200" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907im_/https://cdn.rt.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/03/11080924/shutterstock_403503478-scaled-e1639383721517-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-tie-large size-tie-large wp-post-image" alt="M&S Oxford St" loading="lazy"/> </a> </div> <div class="entry"> <p>The beloved retailer still has the opportunity to reinvent its Oxford Street store and demonstrate its belief in heritage and sustainability, writes Martin Prince-Parrott<br/><br/></p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </article> <article class="item-list item_6"> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/mss-oxford-street-store-to-be-demolished-under-pilbrow-partners-plans" title="M&S’s Oxford Street store to be demolished under Pilbrow & Partners plans" rel="bookmark">M&S’s Oxford Street store to be demolished under Pilbrow & Partners plans</a></h2> <p class="post-meta"> <span class="post-meta-author"><span class="">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/author/will-ing" title="Posts by Will Ing" class="author url fn" rel="author">Will Ing</a></span></span> <span class="tie-date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>24 November 2021</span> <span class="post-views">12,677 Views</span> </p> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/mss-oxford-street-store-to-be-demolished-under-pilbrow-partners-plans" title="M&S’s Oxford Street store to be demolished under Pilbrow & Partners plans" rel="bookmark"> <img width="300" height="200" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907im_/https://cdn.rt.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/03/11080924/shutterstock_403503478-scaled-e1639383721517-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-tie-large size-tie-large wp-post-image" alt="M&S Oxford St" loading="lazy"/> </a> </div> <div class="entry"> <p>Westminster City Council has approved Pilbrow & Partners’ plans to demolish Marks and Spencer’s superstore near Marble Arch at the western end of Oxford Street in central London<br/><br/></p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </article> <article class="item-list item_7"> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/pilbrow-partners-plans-to-demolish-marble-arch-ms-shortsighted-and-wasteful" title="Pilbrow & Partners’ plans to demolish Marble Arch M&S ‘shortsighted and wasteful’" rel="bookmark">Pilbrow & Partners’ plans to demolish Marble Arch M&S ‘shortsighted and wasteful’</a></h2> <p class="post-meta"> <span class="post-meta-author"><span class="">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/author/richard-waite" title="Posts by Richard Waite" class="author url fn" rel="author">Richard Waite</a></span></span> <span class="tie-date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>11 March 2021</span> <span class="post-views">6,527 Views</span> </p> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/pilbrow-partners-plans-to-demolish-marble-arch-ms-shortsighted-and-wasteful" title="Pilbrow & Partners’ plans to demolish Marble Arch M&S ‘shortsighted and wasteful’" rel="bookmark"> <img width="300" height="200" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220403164907im_/https://cdn.rt.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/03/11080924/shutterstock_403503478-scaled-e1639383721517-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-tie-large size-tie-large wp-post-image" alt="M&S Oxford St" loading="lazy"/> </a> </div> <div class="entry"> <p>Heritage campaigners have slammed plans by Pilbrow and Partners to demolish and rebuild Marks and Spencer's largest store near London's Marble Arch<br/><br/></p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </article> </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="footer-logo-section"> <div class="container-sleeve"> <div class="footer-column-container"> <span class="core-icon i-logo-small i-logo-small-dims"></span> </div> <ul class="social-icons animate-icons"> <li class="social-icon-twitter"> <a 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