London Architecture Designs: UK Capital Buildings
Key Property + Architectural Developments in capital of England, United Kingdom.
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Architecture in London
England’s capital city is famous for historic buildings such as the Houses of Parliament and St Paul’s Cathedral. More recently it has spawned the Lloyds Building, Swiss Re Tower and the Walkie Talkie.
photo © Nick Weall
Famous London architects that achieved major architecture works here include Christopher Wren and Norman Foster. The English capital is an organically-planned city based on a series of villages. The economy is driven by financial services in the City of London, known as the Square Mile.
In recent decades the city expanded east into the Isle of Dogs, focused on Canary Wharf. Current London Architecture issues include debates about location & height of skyscrapers, the Olympics, the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station and public spaces.
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Major London Buildings – Historic Architecture
photograph © Nick Weall
1. Banqueting House – Inigo Jones, architect
2. Houses of Parliament Building – Barry & Pugin
3. St Pancras Station Buildings – William Henry Barlow
4. St Paul’s Cathedral (above) – Christopher Wren
5. Regent Street Buildings – John Nash, architect
6. Albert Hall – Francis Fowke
7. Christ Church Spitalfields – Nicholas Hawksmoor
8. Soane’s House – John Soane, architect
9. Hampton Court Palace
10. Tower of London
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Key London Buildings – Contemporary Architecture
picture © Adrian Welch
1. Lloyds Building (above) – Richard Rogers Partnership
2. Swiss Re Tower – Foster & Partners
3. Tate Modern – Herzog and de Meuron Architects
4. Waterloo Station Building : Eurostar Terminal – Nicholas Grimshaw
5. Penguin Pool, London Zoo – Tecton (Lubetkin)
6. Highpoint I / II – Tecton (Lubetkin)
7. British Library Great Court – Foster & Partners
8. South Bank Centre Buildings incl. Royal Festival Hall – Denys Lasdun et al
9. Isokon building – Wells Coates, architect
10. Millennium Dome building – Richard Rogers Partnership
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Buildings in London
We have many pages of London Architectural selections:
London Architectural news + key projects (this page)
London Buildings : A- Z
e-architect do building walks around the British capital:
Architecture Walking Tours London : guided walking or bus tours – bespoke tours by e-architect
We choose key examples of new London Architecture. We cover completed buildings, new building designs and architecture competitions across London.
The focus is on contemporary London buildings but information on traditional buildings is also welcome.
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London Buildings
London architecture photos, UK Capital City property pictures, Architect news, Modern British designs
American Embassy Building (old)
Design: Eero Saarinen Architect
photograph © AW
Barbican Centre buildings
Design: Chamberlin, Powell & Bon
photo © Nick Weall
Battersea Power Station project
Design: various architects
photograph © Nick Weall
British Library Building
Design: Colin St John Wilson, architect
photograph © AW
Broadgate Buildings, City of London
Arup Associates with SOM
picture © Isabelle Lomholt
BT Tower London
Eric Bedford & G. R. Yeats
photo © AW
Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs
Cesar Pelli
photograph © Jason Baxter
Centre Point – Sixties architecture
Richard Seifert, Architect
photograph © Nick Weall
Chelsea Barracks Architecture Contest
Design: various architects
image from architect
Christ Church, Spitalfields
Nicholas Hawksmoor
photograph © Adrian Welch
Commonwealth Institute project
OMA – Office for Metropolitan Architecture
image © OMA
Economist Building – Modern architecture
Peter & Alison Smithson
image © Adrian Welch
Emirates Stadium Building, Holloway
HOK Architects
photo © Hufton and Crow
Heathrow Airport Terminal 5
Richard Rogers Partnership
image from t5i
Highpoint – Modernist architecture
Berthold Lubetkin Architect
image © AW
King’s Cross Concourse
John McAslan + Partners
photograph : Hufton + Crow
Lawn Road Flats – Isokon building
Wells Coates, architect
picture © Robin Lambert
Lloyds Building, City of London
Richard Rogers Partnership
photo © Adrian J Welch
London Aquatics Centre
Zaha Hadid Architects
picture from ODA
Lord’s Media Stand Building
Future Systems
picture from architects
Number One Poultry, City of London
JSMWAL; MWPL
image © AJW
Royal Albert Hall, west London
Francis Fowke
picture © Nick Weall
Royal Festival Hall Building
Leslie Martin, architect
photo © Dennis Gilbert
Royal National Theatre Building
Denys Lasdun Architects
image © AW
St Pancras Station – Victorian architecture
William Henry Barlow
photo © Nick Weall
St Paul’s Cathedral, City of London
Sir Christopher Wren
picture © AW
Swiss Re – 30 St Mary Axe
Foster + Partners
photo © Adrian Welch
Tate Modern Building
Herzog & de Meuron Architects
photo © Isabelle Lomholt
Waterloo Station Building
Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners
image © Nick Weall
Wembley Stadium Building
Foster & Partners / HOK Sport
aerial picture © webbaviation
More Modern London Buildings Designs online soon.
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London Architectural Links
London Architecture Links – chronological list
London Buildings : alphabetical list of key contemporary architecture
London Architect : Listing with contact details for approaching an architect
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London Architecture Competitions
London Architecture Photos : including aerial pictures, from 2008 to now.
London Architecture Photographs : images of key recent architecture, from 2009-11
London Building Photos : images of architecture from 2007
UK Capital City Property developments by type:
London Skyscraper Architecture : buildings + designs
London Railway Station Buildings – key architecture
Location: London, south east England, United Kingdom.
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Historic London Buildings
Houses of Parliament Buildings
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Famous London Architect – Christopher Wren
Stansted Airport London : contemporary English Architecture by Norman Foster
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English Building Designs
New English Buildings : current, chronological list
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London Architecture : contributing to the city’s popularity
Contemporary Buildings in London
British Capital City Architectural Information:
Every year, the city of London attracts millions of tourists from across the world. London architecture which is a mix of several historical buildings and contemporary architecture is the major factor contributing to the city’s popularity. London architecture caters to the tourists with varied tastes. Right from the discerning shoppers to the casual tourists to the art enthusiasts and theatre lovers, one finds plenty of sites, buildings, and tourist attractions to keep one preoccupied.
While the hallowed stones of St Paul’s cathedral allow one to experience the peace and serenity, the Hyde Park is a stunning place to experience a lively and energetic open-air concert. The Banqueting House, the Houses of Parliament, Regent Street Buildings, Soane’s House, Hampton Court Palace, Albert Hall, St Pancras Station Buildings, Christ Church Spitalfields, Royal Exchange, The Bank of England, Westminster Abbey, and the Tower of London are some other historic London architectures that impress the tourists with their ancient, yet unique architectural styles.
For those who are interested in the contemporary architectural style, there is Lloyds Building, Tower 42, Swiss Re Tower, Penguin Pool, Highpoint, Isokon building, Millennium Dome Building, Waterloo Station Building, Tate Modern, British Library Great Court, and Canary Warf.
In a nutshell, the city of London boasts of a wide variety of architectural styles. From 17th Century London architects, including Christopher Wren, Inigo Jones, Nicholas Hawksmoor, and John Nash, to the modern London architects like Richard Rogers, Nicholas Grimshaw and Foster + Partners, everyone has combined their professional architectural knowledge and skills in making the city a planned city and a popular tourist attraction in the world.
If you are an architect by profession, building engineer, designer, architecture student, or an enthusiast interested in London architecture and London architects, you may visit www.e-architect.com. The website is No 1 in providing the key examples of London Architecture, including top quality London architectural projects, London buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and competitions across the capital. Here you can get images of London buildings, as well as, details of famous London architects and their works.
As well as London architecture news and information, e-architect.com also offers news and information of Dubai architecture, New York architecture, Beijing architecture, Dutch architecture, and so on.
Location: London, England, UK.
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UK Capital City Architecture
Check our selection of top structures in the UK capital city:
Swiss Re Building, City of London skyscraper building designed by Foster + Partners Architects:
picture © Adrian Welch
1 Undershaft Tower, City of London skyscraper building designed by Eric Parry Architects:
image : DBOX, courtesy Eric Parry Architects
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New Architecture Design
Contemporary Building Designs – recent architectural selection from e-architect below:
Buildings / photos for the modern UK Capital City Architectural Designs – the best contemporary British building designs page welcome.