1977 – Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall, London
Architect: Sir Basil Spence
Soon after the amalgamation of Kensington with Chelsea it was decided to replace the two old town halls with a joint Civic Centre in Hornton Street.
1984 – Lloyds, London
Architect: Richard Rogers Partnership
The most famous example of Roger’s work with the services exposed on the outside, Lloyds is a modern London landmark.
1991 – Stansted Airport, London
Architect: Foster + Partners
Stansted, which opened in 1991, challenged all the accepted rules of airport design. It went back to the roots of modern air travel and literally stood conventional wisdom on its head.
2002 – City Hall, London
Architect: Foster and Partners
City Hall was designed by Foster and Partners, whose design brief was to create a building for the GLA (Greater London Authority) that would become a new landmark for the capital.
2002 – Urbis, Manchester
Architect: Ian Simpson
Designed by the local firm Ian Simpson Architects and built in 2002, Urbis is located at the heart of Manchester’s redeveloped Millennium Quarter.
2004 – 30 St Mary Axe (Swiss Re), London
Architect: Foster + Partners
2013 – Student Centre, London School of Economics
Architect: O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects
The Saw Swee Hock Student Centre consolidates all of the university’s student facilities under one roof at the LSE’s historic Aldwych campus.
