Title made it sound like it had reopened, but “The Eagle & Child will not reopen before 2027. Planning permission has not yet even been granted for the building conservation work, let alone the extensive restoration and revival.”
'Needless to say, neither side converted the other, and we refused to abandon our diabolical schemes of interplanetary conquest. But a fine time was had by all, and when, some hours later, we emerged a little unsteadily from the Eastgate, Dr. Lewis' parting words were "I'm sure you're very wicked people - but how dull it would be if everyone was good"'
I suspect they'll have been delayed by another archaeological dig when they find some artefacts left over from when the road was first closed.
I always wonder how atrociously expensive the little scale models architecture firms make are, I’d imagine this one uses real tiny hardwoods on the floors and stuff as well so it’s even more eye wateringly expensive.
It's pretty atypical to use actual materials in the model. When you need to see the actual materials together, you just use samples at 1:1 size and either hold the individual samples near each other or at most build a small corner to illustrate where things will come together.
If an architectural firm has one in house it’s sending a message about just how boutique (and expensive) they are.