Monthly Archives: August 2016

Link to image Link to Set The Princess Grace Hospital is named after Her Serene Highness, Princess Grace of Monaco, who opened the hospital in 1977. It is an acute care facility situated in the heart of London's world-renowned medical district, just a short distance away from Harley Street. The Princess Grace Hospital is recognised… Read more »

Link to image Link to Set Spinnaker Tower is a 170-metre (560 ft) landmark tower in Portsmouth, England. It is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of Portsmouth Harbour, which was supported by a National Lottery grant. Its shape was chosen by Portsmouth residents from a selection. The tower, designed by local firm HGP Architects and… Read more »

Link to image Link to Set King's Reach Tower is a high-rise office building on Stamford Street, Southwark, London. It is a thirty-one storey structure, 111 metres (364 ft) high and was completed in 1972. It was designed by the renowned architect Sir Richard Seifert and built by John Laing Construction Limited. There are plans… Read more »

Link to image Link to Set Seifert designed 1 Kemble Street, then called Space House, in a drum shape to reduce the lateral forces that can stress a slab-like block thus reducing the engineering requirements and cutting the cost of construction. Seifert originally designed the building to be a proper tower almost twice as high… Read more »

Link to image Link to Set Euston station is a central London railway terminus. Euston is the main rail gateway from London to the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and part of Scotland. Its most important long-distance destinations are Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow. Euston station is the prime gateway historically and presently… Read more »