Waste heat from London Underground begins warming capital's homes
The Bunhill 2 Energy Centre has started capturing excess heat from the London Underground to help warm over 1,000 buildings in the UK capital. More
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Larry Achiampong overhauls London's tube roundel with pan-African designs
British-Ghanaian artist Larry Achiampong has replaced the well-known blue, red and white design of London Underground's roundel with colours and patterns from the pan-African flag. More
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Kirkby Design gives 1960s Tube carriage pastel-coloured revamp
Kirkby Design has given a 1967 London Underground carriage a candy-coloured overhaul by upholstering it in the brand's Underground Vol. II fabric collection. More
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Kirkby Design creates fabric collection based on London Underground seats
Textile brand Kirkby Design has collaborated with Transport for London to recreate seven heritage moquette designs featured on the city's Underground tube seats. More
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London Underground's waste heat to warm hundreds of homes
Waste heat from one of the London Underground's tube lines will be used to warm over a thousand homes in the UK capital from this winter. More
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Photographer Will Scott celebrates the varied architecture of London Underground stations
Will Scott's Architecture of the Underground photo series showcases the diverse designs of London's Tube stations, from the art deco of Arnos Grove to the high-tech of Canary Wharf. More
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Competition: win a copy of London Underground designer Edward Johnston's lettering book
Dezeen has teamed up with independent publisher D&B Books to give away five copies of a lettering book by Edward Johnston, the graphic designer famous for his work on the London Underground. More
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Nike covers Zoom Spiridon trainers in London Underground font
Nike has released a pair of trainers patterned with the Johnston100 typeface – the font used by Transport for London. More
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Monotype overhauls London Underground's 100-year-old Johnston typeface
International font company Monotype has brought the London Tube's 100-year-old typeface into the 21st century, adding the hashtag, at sign and lighter weights more suitable for digital use (+ slideshow). More
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Lindsey Lang designs 3D tiles based on 1930s London Underground patterns
British product designer Lindsey Lang has borrowed motifs from the history of London's transport network to create a collection of wall and floor tiles with embossed patterns (+ slideshow). More
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Studio Egret West reveals designs for future London Underground stations
Studio Egret West has unveiled a "revolutionary new design vision" for London Underground stations of the future (+ slideshow). More
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NBBJ proposal replaces London Underground's Circle Line with giant travelator
Architecture firm NBBJ has unveiled a conceptual plan to turn London Underground's Circle Line tunnel into a 17-mile-long moving walkway. More
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London's derelict tube tunnels reimagined as a pedestrian and cycle network
News: architecture firm Gensler wants to repurpose London's abandoned tube tunnels to create a subterranean network of pathways that generate electricity as people walk and cycle through them. More
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Priestmangoode unveils driverless tube train designs for London Underground
News: designs by London studio Priestmangoode are due to be rolled out on four London tube lines in 2020, and could be the first fleet of driverless Underground trains (+ interview + movie). More
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Heatherwick to design Beijing Subway stations and bid for work on London Underground
News: British designer Thomas Heatherwick has been commissioned to design a string of metro stations for Beijing and is also bidding to develop two new stations on the London Underground. More
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London Underground 150th anniversary coin by BarberOsgerby
A Tube train will appear on the back of Britain's £2 coins next year, designed by British studio BarberOsgerby for the Royal Mint to celebrate the 150th anniversary of London Underground. More
