(Magnus D– flickr/creative commons license) Swiss architect Peter Zumthor designed the 2011 Serpentine Park Pavilion in London, England. The black rectangular structure introduces itself in the human-built natural setting as a timber framed structure of gauze and black Idenden over …
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(Reading Tom– flickr/creative commons license) Allies and Morrison architects designed the Blue Fin Building on 110 Southwark, London England. It was completed in 2008 near the Tate Modern. It has 2,000 blue fins as shading devices on the exterior facades. …
(Matt From London– flickr/creative commons license) Will Alsop designed the headquarters of The London Climate Change Agency (LCCA) on 197 Blackfriars Road, London England. It has 14 wind turbines on the roof and 63 kW of solar energy panels that …
(DraXus– flickr/creative commons license) William Wilkins was chosen over famed architect John Nash to design the London National Gallery , England’s answer to France’s “temple of the arts.” As such, it was the subject of fierce debate over Classicism and …
(Fæ– wikipedia/creative commons license) BUJ architects and Uri Blumenthal architects designed the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London, completed in 2010. The South Bank hotel has 1,200m2 of space, with a spacious ballroom, 31 meeting rooms, bars and restaurants, and lounges. …
(Martin Pettitt– flickr/creative commons license) Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates redeveloped the London Unilever office, completed in 2007. The 1931 building received a light, modern interior. The upper conference room is surrounded by open glazing and greenery, a startling new sensibility …
(Dave Catchpole– flickr/creative commons license) Ian Bogle of BFLS designed the Strata Skyscraper, meant to revive London’s downtrodden at Elephant and Castle. It is similar to the Discovery Tower Houston with an array of wind turbines crowning the top. But …
(Citizen59– flickr/creative commons license) Madame Tussauds London wax museum on Baker Street is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Central London. The copper domed building is a planetarium. More Info (tnarik– flickr/creative commons license) (Mad-Lunatic– flickr/creative commons license) …
(ahisgett– flickr/creative commons license) The 800 year old cattle market at Smithfield London was moved to Copenhagen Fields, Islington in 1852. Sir Horace Jones designed the Victorian Central Market in 1868. It cost £993,816. It has cast iron elliptical arches …
John Honer, Theo Crosby, John Honer and other various architects designed the Brutalist Barbican Centre, which opened in 1982 north of the City of London, England. The complex includes music halls for the London Symphony Orchestra and other groups, exhibition …