London 2012 / view from Orbit Tower

[from the archives of 2012]

View south from the viewing platform of the Orbit Tower towards the Canary Wharf financial district. Buildings include...

• (left) 1 Churchill Place (HOK, 2005), the HQ of Barclays Bank, ex-office of Bob Diamond. 
• (centre) HSBC Tower - Foster & Partners, 2002.
• (right) One Canada Square - Cesar Pelli & Associates, 1991.

The Orbit Tower stands in the London 2012 Olympic Park in the London Borough of Newham, and is about 3.7km from 1 Canada Square which is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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BedZED / Wind Cowls

[from the archives of 2012]

Architects: ZEDFactory (Bill Dunster), 2002. Shortlisted for the Stirling Prize in 2003. Beddington Zero Energy Development is the UK’s largest mixed use, carbon-neutral development. In Hackbridge, London Borough of Sutton.

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'Triton & Dryads' / W McMillan

Memorial fountain, c.1950, depicting Triton blowing on a conch shell with two mermaids at his feet. By William McMillan RA (1887-1977). Bronze, commemorating Sigismund Goetze. Regent's Park, City of Westminster, London.

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Hanover Terrace / NW1

Architect: John Nash, 1822, built by J.M. Aitkens. Terrace block includes Doric portico and end pavilions, with tympanum mouldings and acroteria statues. City of Westminster, London. 

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Hanover Bridge / Regent's Park

East span of the Hanover Bridge. In the Regent's Park, City of Westminster, London. 

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Sussex Place / II

Architect: John Nash, 1823, built by William Smith. Re-built behind the original facade in the 1960s and now the London Business School. 1-26 Sussex Place, Regent's Park, City of Westminster, London. 

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Boathouse Café / Regent's Park

Timber café building with shingle roof and decorative bargeboard. Roof ridge turret with clock. In the Regent's Park, City of Westminster, London. 

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Abbey House / Tower

Deco tower originally belonging to Abbey House, designed by H J Hewlitt and J J Joass, 1932, and HQ of the erstwhile Abbey Road Building Society until 2002. The site has now been redeveloped as residential, retaining the clock tower. 219 Baker Street, City of Westminster, London.

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Sunlight Laundry / Sign

Believed to be enamel on metal, set in blue glazed tiles. On the return of a ground floor premises on Pimlico Road, outside the entrance to 93-110 Coleshill Flats (Peabody). Originally I suppose this would have been a laundry used by the residents, but now the sign is just of historical interest. City of Westminster, London.

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St Nicholas / Sutton

Architect: Edwin Nash, 1864, in the Gothic Revival style using knapped flint with stone dressings and tiled roof. Grade II* listed. Regarded as "one of the architect's most impressive and complete churches". Church of St Nicholas, Sutton, London Borough of Sutton.

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Sussex Place / Cupolas

Architect: John Nash, 1823. Described in the Grade I listing as the most eccentric of his Regent's Park terraces. The spike-finialed, pointed cupolas are made of metal. 1-26 Sussex Place, Regent's Park, City of Westminster, London.

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Glastonbury House / SW1

Tower block of 23 storeys built as part of Phase 2 of the Abbots Manor project, 1969. Now housing just under 200 elderly tenants in 162 flats, renovated 2005, managed by Citywest Homes. Pimlico, City of Westminster, London. 

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Bandstand / Holme Green

Circa 1931, moved from Richmond Park in the 1970s. Located between the boating lake and the Inner Circle of the Regent's Park. City of Westminster, London. 

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Clarence Terrace / NW1

Architects: John Nash, James and Decimus Burton, 1823. In Neo-Classical style, with central hexastyle portico. Grade I listed, WW2-damaged, completely reconstructed 1965. City of Westminster, London. 

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Pavilion / Avenue Gardens

Pavilion shelter with seating at the north end of the Avenue Gardens, aka the Italianate Gardens, Regent's Park. City of Westminster, London.

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Treadpad Pairs / James Capper

Detail of TREADPAD B - PAIR 2 WALKING SHIP 80 TON STANDARD DISPLACEMENT 4 LEG (DIA 1400) and TREADPAD B - PAIR 1 WALKING SHIP 150 TON STANDARD DISPLACEMENT 4 LEG (DIA 1800), 2018 by James Capper (b. 1987, London). At this year's Frieze Sculpture exhibition, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden. 

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St Simon Zelotes / SW3

Architect: Joseph Peacock, 1859, in a Neo-Gothic style, using Kentish ragstone and Bath stone dressings. Grade II* listed.

“...there has never been more architecture in less space” H.S.Goodhard-Rendel. ☺ 

Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, London.

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Fountain / Regent's Park

Regency style urn on pedestal near the Broadwalk, Regent's Park, City of Westminster. London. 

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'Outdoor Miner' / Simon Periton

Outdoor Miner, 2018 by Simon Periton (b.1964 England). Cut steel, paint. At this year's Frieze Sculpture exhibition, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden. 

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1 & 2 Chester Terrace / NW1

Architects: John Nash, James and Decimus Burton, c.1825. In Neo-Classical style, this semi-detached pair being a projecting pavilion block at the south end of the 900ft terrace. Grade I listed. London Borough of Camden. 

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'Optic Labyrinth' / Conrad Shawcross

Optic Labyrinth (Arrangement 1), 2018 by Conrad Shawcross (b.1977 London England). Stainless steel, commissioned specifically for this year's Frieze Sculpture exhibition, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden. 

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Stress, 2004 / Yoan Capote

Concrete and cast bronze monument by Yoan Capote (b.1977 Cuba). At this year's Frieze Sculpture exhibition, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden.

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Needle / Kimsooja

'A Needle Woman: Galaxy was a Memory, Earth is a Souvenir, 2014' by Kimsooja (b.1957 South Korea). Symbolic needle, 46-foot-tall, steel with acrylic panels. At this year's Frieze Sculpture exhibition, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden.

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'No. 814, 2018' / Rana Begum

Structure using panels of coloured laminated glass by Rana Begum (b.1977, Bangladesh). At this year's Frieze Sculpture exhibition, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden. 

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'Shadow Stack' / Sean Scully

Sculpture by Sean Scully (b.1945 Dublin, Ireland). Part of the artist's Landline series of works. Corten steel, 2018. At this year's Frieze Sculpture exhibition, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden.

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'Holiday Home' / Richard Woods

Holiday Home (Regent’s Park), 2018, by Richard Woods (b.1966 England). At this year's Frieze Sculpture exhibition, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden.

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'Holiday Home' / II
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Exhibition Rd Quarter / Pavilion

Amanda Levete Architects (AL_A), 2017. Glass-fronted cafe on a ceramic tiled courtyard. Underneath is a new V&A exhibition space. City of Westminster, London. 

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Princes Gate Mews / SW7

Developer: Sir Charles James Freake, 1859-61. Originally stabling and coach-houses for the residences he built in Princes Gate and Princes Gardens. Off Exhibition Road, City of Westminster, London. 

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'Relatum - Stage' / Lee Ufan

Artist: Lee Ufan (b.1936 South Korea) using steel and Welsh stone on concrete base, 2018. Kensington Gardens, City of Westminster, London. 

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Hyde Park Barracks / Tower

Architect: Sir Basil Spence, 1970, for the MoD. Some or all of the barracks may be sold for redevelopment and, regrettably, the buildings have yet to be listed. Knightsbridge, City of Westminster, London.

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The London Mastaba / I - III

Artist: Christo (b.1935, Bulgaria). Comprising 7,506 coloured barrels, 20m high, 600 tonnes, on the Serpentine lake. Here until 23 Sep 2018. City of Westminster, London, UK.

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