Financial Times Building, London Newspaper Architecture Images, Architect, UK Printworks Design Photos
FT Building London : Financial Times
Newspaper Printworks on East India Dock Road design by Grimshaw Associates, UK
15 Jun 2007
FT Building
FT Building by Nick Grimshaw architect – Grimshaw Associates
English Hi-Tech building with typically expressed structure and celebration of technology and man-made materials. This building followed on from buildings by Foster and Rogers such as the Inmos Factory and the Renault building, both in the UK.
Address: 240 East India Dock Rd, east London, England
Financial Times Printworks
Location: Docklands, London, UK
The Financial Times Printworks was commissioned to accommodate two state-of-the-art printing presses, publishing and production facilities. The building had to be completed and ready to receive the presses within twelve months of the initial briefing session. Grimshaw’s design is an open-plan structure divided into two clear-span zones either side of a central service spine.
Until the Printworks was decommissioned, the presses were fully visible to commuters from the East India Dock Road through a long glazed screen. This 96-metre long screen is made up of a frameless structural glazing system developed especially for the building. The remaining areas are clad in a specially developed and tested panel system using super-plastic aluminium.
The Printworks was designed with the economy of industrialised building techniques in mind. A fast construction time was achieved and the building has proven to be flexible in use. It has undergone a successful change of function, following a six-month redevelopment programme, to become an internet switching centre.
Financial Times London – Building Information
Client: Financial Times / St Clements Press
Size: 14,000 sqm
Completion Date: 1988
Awards
1990: Constructa Preis
1989: RIBA Awards
1989: Civic Trust Award
1989: British Construction Industry Awards
1989: Royal Fine Art Commission Building of the Year Awards
1989: Structural Steel Design Awards Commendation
Location: 240 East India Dock Road, East London, England, UK
London Buildings
Contemporary London Architecture
London Architecture Links – chronological list
London Architecture Walking Tours by e-architect
Key Building close by:
Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs
Cesar Pelli
FT Building images – scanned photos © Isabelle Lomholt
Spire London Docklands Tower
Design: HOK, Architects
image from architect
Spire London Docklands Tower
FT Building Architects : Grimshaw Associates
Another Hi-Tech building in the city:
Lloyds Building, City of London
Richard Rogers Partnership
Comments / photos for the Financial Times Building London Architecture page welcome