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East Beach Cafe

in Architecture by Heatherwick Studio (

architechts

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contributed by

Ethel Baraona Pohl, 27 February 2009

Heatherwick Studio was commissioned to design a café building to replace a seafront kiosk in Littlehampton, a traditional seaside town on England's south coast. Exposed to weather and...

30 St Mary Axe

in Architecture by Foster and Partners (

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contributed by

Jordi Ber, 9 December 2008

30 St Mary Axe, also known as the Swiss Re Tower or the Gherkin, is a skycraper in London´s main financial district. It is 180 metres (591 feet) in height, with 40 floors. Its...

The O2 Arena

in Architecture by HOK Sport Architecture (

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contributed by

DeConstrumatica, 10 October 2008

To convert the former Millenium Dome into the first purpose-built music venue in London since the Royal Albert Hall in 1871; which has become one of the world’s most successful arenas.Shortlisted...

Deal Castle

in Architecture by unknown (

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contributed by

Jordi Ber, 1 April 2009

Deal Castle is located in Deal, Kent, England, between Walmer Castle and the now lost Sandown Castle. It is one of the most impressive of the Device Forts being built by Henry VIII between 1539 and...

Chiswick House

in Architecture by Lord Burlington (

architect

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contributed by

Jordi Ber, 16 February 2009

Chiswick House is a neo-Palladian villa in Burlington Lane, Chiswick, in the London Borough of Hounslow, England.The house belonged to Lord Burlington, whose taste and skill as an architect have been...

88 Wood Street

in Architecture by Richard Rogers (

architect

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contributed by

Jordi Ber, 9 December 2008

88 Wood Street is a commercial office tower development in the city of London, England, on Wood Street. The architect was Richard Rogers, and it was constructed between 1993 and 1999. It is...

Shakespeare's Globe

in Architecture by unknown (

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contributed by

Jordi Ber, 19 August 2009

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, which officially opened in 1997, is a reconstruction of The Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse in the London Borough of Southwark, on the south bank of the River...

Davies Alpine House

in Architecture by Wilkinson Eyre Architects
contributed by 128

miesvanderrohe, 9 November 2009

This new glasshouse at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew – the first to be constructed there for over 20 years - combines sustainability, technology and accessibility in an architecture that is both...

Dulwich Picture Gallery

in Architecture by Sir John Soane (

architect

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contributed by

Jordi Ber, 24 April 2009

Dulwich Picture Gallery is an art gallery in Dulwich, London. It was built by Sir John Soane as the world's first purpose-built public art gallery and opened in 1817. A modern extension designed...

The Shirley Sherwood Gallery

in Architecture by Walters and Cohen
contributed by 323

World Architecture Festival , 29 May 2009

The Shirley Sherwood Gallery is a new art gallery in Kew Gardens, London. This is the first gallery in the world dedicated to the display of botanical art, and it enables the Royal Botanic Gardens,...