Greg, fresh from a trip to London, shares with Dan updates and reminiscences of the hale old town in the throes of ever-later capitalism, doffing hats to its raconteur-in-chief, Peter Wynne Rees. -- Intro: “Hairdresser on Fire,” by Morrissey Discussed: Peter Wynne Rees The Square Mile (City of London) Skygarden shitshow at the Walkie Talkie – 20 Fenchurch Cities as information (gossip) machines Jamaica Wine House The George and Vulture Bank of England – John Soane The Royal Exchange – William Tite The Cheesegrater (The Leadenhall Building) – Rogers, Stirk Harbour & Partners The Lloyd’s Building – Richard Rogers NewCities Podcast interview with Peter Rees Heron (now Salesforce) Tower - KPF The Standard London St. Pancras Station King’s Cross Station The Blackfriar Sir John Betjeman Selhurst Park – Crystal Palace Club Canary Wharf 22 Bishopsgate (“The Wedge”) – PLP Architecture; née the Pinnacle (“The Helter Skelter”) - KPF Everything’s Iconic! Coal Drops Yard The Google “Landscraper” – Thomas Heatherwick and Bjarke Ingels Group When is the Urban Redevelopment Vibe Shift coming? Everyone wants a High Line The Compression to Now vs Decades of Urban Accretion Travel Challenge: the Stratford Olympic Site Assemble – acupuncture revitalization – Granby Four Streets, Liverpool Ricky Burdett, Professor of Urban Studies at the London School of Economics - Outro: “In the City,” by the Jam