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London architecture in the 21st century
King's Cross Station by John McAslan + Partners —
John McAslan transformed London's King's Cross Station by removing the tunnel-like glass roof and adding a bow-shaped, 81,000-square-foot Western Concourse with a steel canopy.
Agnese Sanvito
ONE New Change by Ateliers Jean Nouvel —
The 554,340-square-foot building, designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel, provides a telescopic view of historic St Paul's Cathedral and is adorned with 6,500 triple-glazed glass panels.
Agnese Sanvito
Tate Modern Switch House by Herzog & de Meuron —
Herzog & de Neuron extended the Tate Modern with over 220,000 square feet of new exhibition space. Reminiscent of a twisted pyramid, the building is lined with parallel strips of bricks.
Agnese Sanvito
Canaletto by UNStudio —
UNStudio's Canaletto, which recalls Le Corbusier's vertical city, has layers of arching parentheses covering its exterior.
Agnese Sanvito
WILLIS Headquarters by Foster + Partners —
Willis headquarters in Central London, designed by Norman Foster and his team, comprises two connected buildings arching outward. The concave facade is finished with reflective mica to minimize solar gain.
Agnese Sanvito
London Aquatic Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects —
The London Aquatics Centre, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, has a 11,200-square-foot steel roof in the shape of a wave. Two colossal glass walls maximumize natural light inside and offer views of the Olympic Park.
Agnese Sanvito
The Crystal by Wilkinson Eyre Architects —
Located on the edge of East London's Royal Docks, the Crystal is an information center for sustainable design and renewable energy. Built with over 2,500 interconnected sustainable technologies, it is the first building to achieve both LEED Platinum and BREEAM Outstanding certifications.
Agnese Sanvito
New Court Rothchild Bank by OMA —
The 10-story building, OMA's first project in London, is a glass cube with inserted steel columns.
Rising nearly 300 feet above the river, the Emirates Air Line is London's newest form of transportation. Streams of cable cars can move across the Thames in under ten minutes.
Agnese Sanvito
LSE Saw Swee Hock Student Centre by O'Donnell + Tuomey Architects —
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance by Herzog & de Meuron —
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, designed by Herzog & de Meuron in collaboration with artist Michael Craig-Martin, was awarded the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2003. At night, the concave building illuminates in color.
Richard Schulman
Town Hall Hotel by RARE Architecture —
Singaporean hotelier Loh Lik Peng purchased former Bethnal Green Town Hall, a Grade II historically preserved structure, in 2007 and commissioned RARE Architecture to transform it into a luxury hotel. A patterned aluminum skin was added to the original structure.
