Continental Train Platform by Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners at GreatBuildings

Architect

Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners

Location

Waterloo Station, London, England map

Date

Building Type

train station platform

Construction System

glass and steel

Climate

temperate

Context

urban transportation center

Style

High Tech Modern

Notes

"International Rail Terminal at Waterloo Station", with Anthony Hunt Associates, Engineers. Arching exoskelton over curving vault.

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Discussion

Continental Train Platform Commentary

"The design contains a number of innovative [engineering] features, most notably the use of tapering steel subelements."

— Angus J. MacDonald, Structure and Architecture.

Resources

Sources on Continental Train Platform

"Long-Span Structures", by Angus J. MacDonald, ArchitectureWeek No. 139, 2003.0326, pB1.2.

"Parametric Propogation of Form", by Peter Szalapaj, ArchitectureWeek No. 67, 2001.0919, pT1.1.

Angus J. MacDonald. Structure and Architecture. Architectural Press, 2001. ISBN 0750647930. — Available at Amazon.com

The Architectural Review, September 1993.

Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5.— Available at Amazon.com

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