Category: London

(Ewan-M– flickr/creative commons license) John Fowler with the Metropolitan Railway designed the original Kensington railway station, between Gloucester Road and Knightsbridge in London, completed in 1868. Additional stations and buildings opened in later years. An unassuming front leads to a …

(jareed– flickr/creative commons license) Captain Francis Fowke designed the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, London UK. It first opened in 1852 at the Marlborough House and then the Somerset House. F.W. Moody …

(JasonParis– flickr/creative commons license) Samuel Ware designed the Burlington Arcade near Piccadilly in London UK, completed in 1819. It is located behind Bond Street from Piccadilly through to Burlington Gardens. The Victorian Mannerism front was added in the 20th century. …

(garryknight– flickr/creative commons license) William Cubitt was responsible for the creation of Hay’s Wharf in Southwark of London Borough, completed in 1856. It is located on the River Thames between London and Tower Bridge. After being burned in a 1861 …

(Matt From London– flickr/creative commons license) Tonkin Liu designed the Fresh Flower pavilion for for the Architectural Association School of Architecture’s Bedford Square AADRL10 exhibition in Bedford Square, London England 2008. The “fresh” theme has 11 petals that spread out …

(interbeat– flickr/creative commons license)     MR constructed Baker Street tube station at Baker Street and the Marylebone Road in London, UK. The history of this station began in 1863 by what is now served by the Circle and Hammersmith …

(etcname– flickr/creative commons license) Alan Dempsey and Alvin Huang designed the space Pavilion for the Architectural Association School of Architecture’s Bedford Square AADRL10 exhibition in Bedford Square, London England. It was displayed in 2008. The concrete structure is made up …

(stevecadman– flickr/creative commons license) Richard Rogers designed the Tower Bridge House or London Bridge House in London. It is located down the street to London’s famed Tower Bridge. A glass box portrudes out of the steel structure, and the repetitive …

(Reading Tom– flickr/creative commons license) William Alsop & Jan Störmer designed the new Peckham Public Library in London, England, winner of the 2008 Stirling Prize. It opened in 2000. Angled steel columns support the inverted ‘L’ shaped structure, which is …

John S. Bonnington Partnership designed the No. 1 London Bridge building on the south side of the London Bridge in London. It has a 13 story tower with another 10 story section clad in pink granite and stainless steel. The …