A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
align has completed the design of a 25,000 sq ft space on the 4th floor of the Adelphi Building on John Adam Street in London’s west end for The Economist Group, enabling all the group’s London staff to be integrated…
Designed by Foster + Partners, the new five-star hotel on Bath Road, close to Heathrow Airport has been approved by the Mayor of London. Wrapped in a unifying glass envelope, the hotel has six pavilions, a flexible 1200-capacity ballroom, two…
The Castle House is expected for completion in 2009. It’s designed by Hamilton as an eco-residential tower by utilizing wind turbin on the top of the tower. When complete, the main tower will reach 147 m tall and the adjacent…
The design of Meridian Tower was proposed by Patel Taylor Architect. This 32-story tower is 122 meter AOD or 41 meter higher than it’s permitted. Beside the main tower, actually the proposal also includes 4 more blocks: 5-story pavilion and…
Despite of its controversy that development would damage historic views in the capital, finally Communities secretary Hazel Blears has approved the 43-storey Doon Street Tower’s planning on London’s South Bank. According to her, the settings of the Royal Festival Hall…
Foster+Partners had an idea to let the audience involving the architecture during the London Festival of Architecture. They built a conical structure, interwoven with fabric panels hand-printed by the public. Alistair Lenczner of Foster + Partners said: “The day was…
Designed by Frank Gehry, the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008 is under construction. This landmark is mentioned to be the first example of Frank Gehry’s spectacular architecture in London. Frank Gehry said: “The Pavilion is designed as a wooden timber structure…
Designed by HOK Sport and Peter Cook, the new planning application of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium including the details of the stadium’s layout, scale, appearance and the external materials to be used have been revealed for the first time.…
