Foster’s Parliament proposal back on the table

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2020-08-25T05:00:00

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Source: Foster & Partners

Sponsor body asks architect to resubmit Horse Guards design

A proposal by Foster & Partners to create a temporary Parliament on Horse Guards Parade is back on the table three years after it was ruled out for security reasons.

It would see a striking semi-transparent glass dome erected in 28 months on the parade ground which hosted beach volleyball during the London Olympics, between Downing Street and St James’ Park.

Norman Foster is reported as saying the proposal would “celebrate British ingenuity with a solution that captures people’s imagination”.

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