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Residents ‘terrified’ of plans to build Las Vegas-style giant orb in East London

Plans for East London’s new giant Madison Square Garden Sphere music venue are set to be decided this month, leaving local residents terrified at the prospect of the enormous orb getting the... Read more »
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This monstrous glowing orb makes a mockery of east London’s Olympic legacy | Lyn Brown

When London bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games, we were driven not just by sporting desire, but by a vision for a regenerated east London after decades of deindustrialisation and deprivation.... Read more »
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Backlash against giant ‘glowing orb’ the size of Big Ben that will bring Las Vegas to the East End

A huge 295-feet-high giant music venue which has 36million lights on the outside of it to show adverts is feared to be London’s next ‘Marble Arch Mound’ amid growing opposition. The Madison Square... Read more »
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Does London really need a gigantic glowing orb the height of Big Ben? | Architecture

As planning applications go, it’s certainly got balls. Or, to be precise, one massive ball. A gigantic glowing orb, as wide as the London Eye and almost as tall as Big Ben,... Read more »