London , UK
London , UK
TOP 10
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London , UK
- South London eco village - ‘ zero carbon ’
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Canary Wharf underground station
London , UK
- Built to facilitate sustainable public transport
- Exposed structure reducing embodied carbon by reducing the need for finishes
- Thermal mass of structure helps keep the spaces cool
- Generous spaces for circulation to account for future passenger growth
- Public park provided on top
Why choose it ? It is perhaps rather predictable and its architecture is not to everyone ’ s taste , but it was a ground-breaking scheme in its time and , like the Greenwich Sainsbury ’ s , is a benchmark against which other projects are still compared .
Why choose it ? This project used the opportunity provided by a major infrastructure project ( the Jubilee Line extension ) to provide public space in an area where that commodity was being squeezed out . It brilliantly expresses the engineering of the building with its beautiful architecture , without the need for energy consuming and maintenance requiring finishes .
JULY 2018