[AlvinofDiaspar]

Oh look at this - this year's RIBA award winner:

https://www.architecture.com/Awards/Awards2016/RegionalAwards/London/61OxfordStreet.aspx

If curved glass is decadant, this would be like serving caviar with gold foil.

AoD

 

[ADRM]

Gorgeous, but I'd put 7ST up against that!

 

[TheKingEast]

HP is really doing some great things in this city. Hopefully it's pushing other firms to step their game up.

 

[junctionist]

HP may be the city's leading firm at the moment taking into account the quality of their designs, their consistency and the volume of work that they do. They've taken over from aA in that regard.

 

[innsertnamehere]

Agreed. I find HPs work to be more diverse than Aa's too, Aa consistently produces quality products but many of them can feel repetitive. Not all (Brant Park is a great example), but many.

 

[Armour]

Agreed. I find HPs work to be more diverse than Aa's too, Aa consistently produces quality products but many of them can feel repetitive. Not all (Brant Park is a great example), but many.

Ice stands out a mile from their usual rectilinear designs. I wish Clewes would show more of that sense of adventure more often.

 

[maestro]

Clewes delivers on what the developers want and adventure doesn't really suit 500 square foot homes. I agree and wish aA was less of a design factory for developers.

HP is certainly more diverse which isn't saying too much. They seem to be connected to suppliers of curtain wall which is good. There are things with nearly everyone of their designs that makes me cringe though.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Clewes delivers on what the developers want and adventure doesn't really suit 500 square foot homes.

The "problem" with aA is that it has now became the sort of "go-to" for developers who want something decent but are fundamentally conservative (there are exceptions) - it lost the edge of the early years.

AoD

 

[someMidTowner]

June 30:

 

[Marcanadian]

Saturday:

7 St. Thomas by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

7 St. Thomas by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

7 St. Thomas by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

7 St. Thomas by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

7 St. Thomas by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

7 St. Thomas by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

7 St. Thomas by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

7 St. Thomas by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

 

[Benito]

This is really coming along. There is now glazing installed on the level just below the ones with the beautiful curved glass.

 

[skycandy]

Taken this afternoon...

 

[Benito]

Lots of progress here.

 

[FMCS]

Just imagining a 50+ storey tower with this design and glass....that would be something!

 

[TheKingEast]

Benito beat me by few hours.