Rumbling concern over Parliament's buildings - BBC
The state of Parliament's buildings has been a rumbling concern for more than a decade - but the multi-billion pound price tag for what's called "Restoration and Renewal" has paralysed decision...
Zimbabwe’s imposing new Chinese-funded parliament opens - AP News
Nov 23, 2022 · China funded and constructed the imposing and spacious $200 million, six-story parliament building in Mt. Hampden, about 18 kilometers (11 miles) west of the capital, Harare, as a “gift” — signifying its growing influence on the former British colony.
Parliaments of the World: Designing the Architecture of …
May 12, 2022 · Ten years after its completion, the reputation of the Scottish Parliament Building is finally being redefined. Among architects and the academic elite, it has long been heralded as a...
Parliament restoration: Back to square one? - BBC
Feb 11, 2022 · Rumbling concern over Parliament's buildings. Will £4bn Parliament refit be scrapped? The UK Parliament building is vast, and much extended from its original shape, and there are regular...
Parliament restoration: Report warns of increasing costs - BBC News
Feb 23, 2022 · Keeping the Commons and Lords in Parliament while the building is refurbished around them could drive up costs of the multi-billion restoration by at least 40%, according to the most extensive...
Rumbling concern over Parliament's buildings - BBC News
Oct 22, 2021 · A newly-published survey of the iconic building found thousands of issues, including cracks in stonework, widespread water damage, original Victorian stained-glass windows which are warping and...
Parliament restoration: Back to square one? - BBC News
Feb 11, 2022 · The UK Parliament building is vast, and much extended from its original shape, and there are regular repairs on a make do and mend basis.
Lawmakers warn leaky, crumbling UK Parliament ... - Associated Press News
May 17, 2023 · British lawmakers are warning that the country's Parliament building is at “real and rising” risk of destruction. The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee said Parliament is “leaking, dropping masonry and at constant risk of fire,” as well as riddled with asbestos.
U.K. Parliament at risk of ‘catastrophic’ event, lawmakers warn
May 17, 2023 · LONDON — Britain’s Parliament building is an architectural masterpiece, a UNESCO World Heritage Site visited by 1 million people a year. It’s also a crumbling, leaky, asbestos-riddled...
Houses of Parliament Building Restoration News - e-architect
Jun 21, 2024 · Palace of Westminster Building Restoration. Crumbling stones, cracking ceilings and warping windows in the Houses of Parliament were the subject of several thousand hours of recent investigations by teams of experts from across the UK, as part of work to plan the essential restoration of the Palace of Westminster.