This week MVRDV defended its role in Marble Arch Mound fiasco
This week on Dezeen we launched Dezeen Awards 2022 while Dutch architecture studio MVRDV told its side of the Marble Arch Mound fiasco. More
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Commenter thinks MVRDV's Marble Arch Mound "could have been quite a spectacle"
In this week's comments update, readers are responding to MVRDV's recent statement defending its Marble Arch Mound project and discussing other top stories. More
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MVRDV blames "loveless execution of our designs" for Marble Arch Mound fiasco
Dutch studio MVRDV has blamed Westminster City Council's "nonchalance and laxity" for the disastrous Marble Arch Mound project, revealing that its design was watered down, its advice ignored and its design fee was 0.8 per cent of the total project cost. More
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Council deputy leader resigns due to "unacceptable" rise in Marble Arch Mound costs
Westminster City Council's deputy leader Melvyn Caplan has resigned with immediate effect after costs for the Marble Arch Mound by MVRDV spiralled from £3.3 million to £6 million. More
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Marble Arch Mound attraction reopens and made "free for everyone to climb" in August
The controversial fake hill in central London designed by Dutch studio MVRDV has reopened to new visitors and will be free to visit during the month of August. More
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Marble Arch Mound "will not be remembered fondly" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are continuing to critique MVRDV's fake hill in central London after the firm admitted it opened too early. More
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Marble Arch Mound has a "serious message" says MVRDV in defence of attraction
Dutch studio MVRDV has responded to the criticism of its fake hill in central London and accepts that it opened before it was ready. More
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MVDRV's Marble Arch Mound "going down like a turd" as council suspends bookings
Dutch studio MVRDV's £2 million fake hill in central London has been ridiculed by critics and forced to temporarily close, with refunds issued to disgruntled visitors. More
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MVRDV's artificial hill rises at Marble Arch in London
The Marble Arch Mound, a viewpoint disguised as a hill designed by Dutch studio MVRDV, has been photographed rising alongside Hyde Park in London. More
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MVRDV to build artificial hill alongside London's Marble Arch
MVRDV has revealed visuals of Marble Arch Mound, a temporary landscaped viewpoint that will be built in central London to attract people back to the Oxford Street shopping district following the coronavirus pandemic. More
