Completed in 2002, Norman Foster combined his interest of urban circulation with new techniques for a curved structure. A grand spiral staircase reinforces the same round skyscraper form he used in the Swiss Re tower. It organically tilts toward the …
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The Millennium Bridge over the River Thames has taken its place as cultural staple in England. Arup, Foster and Partners and Sir Anthony Caro designed this suspension bridge for pedestrians, which opened in 2000. The bridge establishes a strong connection …
(caramel377– flickr/creative commons license) David Adjaye, who designed the Nobel Peace Centre, converted a furniture factory into this home for artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster. He had just completed a home for artist Chris Ofill. Located in a rough …
(Matt Biddulph– flickr/creative commons license) Ernö Goldfinger designed this residential tower, and the Balfron Tower and Glenkerry House around it, for Poplar HARCA. The brutalist concrete building typifies the residences with balconies and large windows. The two buildings’ circulation meet …
(jumblejet– flickr/creative license license) The Laban Contemporary Dance Centre lies in Deptford near Greenwich, in a prominent “U” outlined by the Thames, designed by Herzog & de Meuron (2003). A translucent polycarbonate cladding wraps around a a colored exterior wall …
(access.denied– flickr/creative commons license) This 1972 project combined residential and commercial. It has 560 residences, shops, cafés, restaurants, a supermarket, and a cinema. This private development was designed by Patrick Hodgkinson, but never fully completed for lack of funds. The …
The 30 St Mary Axe is also known as The Gherkin, or The Swiss Re Tower, in London England. Completed in 2004, it was designed by Foster and Partners with Arup. From the Thames, one can see this missile-shaped building …
(m.a.r.c.– flickr/creative commons license London England’s Tate Modern Museum of modern art is a reuse of a large factory, the Bankside Power Station, just next to the Shakespeare Pavilion, next to the Thames. The extensive variety of modern art has …
(Damian Cugley– flickr/creative commons license) The Hayward Gallery in London is on the south bank of the Thames in London near several other important entertainment venues. It’s brutalist style has been criticized, and there’s been a lot done to pretty …
(stuartpilbrow– flickr/creative commons license) In 2002, the Natural History Museum in London, England opened a new addition. The Charles Darwin centre design by HOK International sits beside the landmark Romanesque revival Natural History Museum building. It uses “architecture parlante” to …