IKEA Urbanism: A New Era In Urban Design? — The Pop-Up City

Will the new era of architecture be the era of IKEA urbanism? IKEA has proposed to build a complete neighborhood in East London. The Swedish furniture giant tries to implement its ideas and concepts in new fields of knowledge and urbanism. After its injection of each single family’s interior with cheap design furniture and the introduction of the IKEA standard house by daughter company BoKlok, it seems to be time for a complete IKEA neighborhood, reports the Huffington Post, LandProp — also part of the IKEA group — is planning to build a neighborhood of 1,200 houses, shops, cafés and a 350-room hotel.

Wimbledon In London: No Hotel Rooms

So I had to scramble to get a hotel room in London, at the last minute. Only one hotel was showing any availability for the three nights I was scheduled to be here under $1000/night:

Tiniest Hotel Room

It’s pretty damn tight in my little shoebox, The Hogarth London Kensington. And you would not believe what I had to pay.

The good news is that its in Earls Court, near my favorite pub: The King’s Head. Here’s a plowman’s lunch I had there the other day:

Lunch at The King's Head