A hit wheel and a pottery flop: what happened to UK millennium projects?
The mixed records of cultural initiatives opened for 2000 including the London Eye and Ceramica
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OPINION - I designed the London Eye — but without this sharp-eyed journalist it wouldn't have been built
It all started in 1993 when Richard Rogers wrote an article saying “how are we going to celebrate the millennium”? That led to a competition for ideas organized by the Sunday Times and the Architecture Foundation.
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The London Eye at 25: The 'temporary' big wheel that keeps on turning
Around 85 million people have “flown” on the wheel since it opened on 9 March 2000
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London Eye could become permanent under plans proposed by owner Merlin Entertainments
The attraction's Dorset-based owner is currently in discussions with Lambeth Council over the proposals
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Inside Grand Designs' home from the 'saddest episode ever' as it finally goes on the market for £10m
Was it worth the wait, the huge debt and the trauma that tore a family apart to create Chesil Cliff House?
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