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City of London
The practices, projects and roles behind the Square Mile, from commercial towers to sensitive infill between the churches.
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Working in the City of London.
The City of London, the Square Mile, is the capital’s commercial heart. The towers around Bishopsgate and the cluster near the Gherkin make it the densest concentration of commercial architecture work in the UK, and the finance and insurance clients behind that work shape the practices based here.
It is not only new build. Medieval lanes, Wren churches and livery halls sit between the towers, so retrofit, refurbishment and sensitive infill are constant companions to the headline schemes.
For careers, the City means large commercial studios, structured teams and some of the most demanding briefs in the country. This hub gathers the live picture: who is hiring and what is being built.
- It is commercial first
Towers, finance and insurance clients drive most of the work, and the practices that serve them.
- It is dense with history
Wren churches and livery halls sit between the towers, so sensitive infill and retrofit are part of the brief too.
- It is built for commuters
Bank, Liverpool Street, Moorgate and Cannon Street put most of the capital within a short ride.
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