New Tube for London by Priestmangoode
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About this time last year, Siemens unveiled their vision for the future of the London Underground: an innovative, lightweight and energy-efficient ‘mass transportation solution’ with the exterior styling grace of a plastic worm, and all the interior character of a hospital waiting room. When Priestmangoode unveiled their design for the New Tube for London last week, we breathed a sigh of relief that they didn’t let the engineers design it.
The New Tube design comes two and half years after the Heatherwick’s New Routemaster hit the roads of the capital and follows recent news that the city’s upcoming Crossrail project (the hugely ambitious underground rail line cutting directly through the centre of London) will have exterior, interior and livery designed by Barber Osgerby when it opens doors to commuters in 2017. All told, we’re pleased to see that London is turning to top British designers to shape the city’s public realm.
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