Crossrail Place Explained
Crossrail Place is a complex built in the North Dock of the West India Docks in London's Canary Wharf, as part of the railway project Crossrail. It contains Canary Wharf railway station and was partly opened on 1 May 2015.[2] Architect Magazine described Crossrail Place as an "enormous, ship-like building", and its roof is the largest timber project in the United Kingdom.[3] It was designed by Foster + Partners and Arup.[1] [4] [5] It rises from the Import Dock (North Dock) of West India Docks.
The complex has shops and a cinema, as well as a roof garden, which is open to the public. The garden includes specimens from the Eastern and Western hemispheres, organized in reference to a meridian line.
Awards and Accreditations
The design and development of the Crossrail Place was honoured by winning numerous prestigious international and United Kingdom awards.[6] Selected notable awards include:
- “Best Urban Regeneration Project” at 2016 MIPIM awards in France,[7]
- the first prize for the best “Innovative Design of a Contemporary Garden” at the 2017 European Garden Awards in Berlin,[8]
- Crossrail Place Roof Garden received a Highly Commended accolade at the 2016 Landscape Institute Awards in the category “Design for a Small-Scale Development”,[9]
- “Transport and Infrastructure” award at the 2016 New London Awards,[10]
- “London Infrastructure civil engineering award” by Institute of Civil Engineering in 2014.[11]
External links
- Web site: Canary Wharf website . 21 June 2015 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20150622015447/http://canarywharf.com/arts-events/events/welcome-aboard-crossrail-place/ . 22 June 2015 .
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Notes and References
- Web site: Crossrail Place Canary Wharf – Foster + Partners. Fosterandpartners.com. 20 March 2019.
- News: Norman conquest: Lord Foster's Crossrail Place garden . . UK . Nick . Curtis . 14 May 2015 . 26 July 2015 .
- Web site: The Lattice Roof of Crossrail Place at Canary Wharf . Schuler . Timothy A. . May 24, 2016 . Architect Magazine . Hanley Wood Media .
- Web site: Crossrail Place Retail and Roof Garden. Joel. Solkoff. 1 May 2015. E-architect. 20 March 2019.
- Web site: In pictures: Foster's Canary Wharf Crossrail platform level completes. Alvaro Menendez. Ucelay. Architectsjournal.co.uk. 28 March 2012 . 20 March 2019.
- https://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/crossrail-place-canary-wharf Projects / Crossrail Place Canary Wharf
- https://www.cityam.com/canary-wharfs-crossrail-place-gets-international-acclaim-picking-up-a-gong-at-mipims-annual-awards-ceremony/ Canary Wharf’s Crossrail Place gets international acclaim, picking up a gong at Mipim’s annual awards ceremony
- https://www.gillespies.co.uk/news/gillespies-scoops-first-prize-at-the-european-garden-awards-for-crossrail-place-roof-garden Gillespies scoops first prize at the European Garden Awards for Crossrail Place Roof Garden
- https://www.landscapeinstitute.org/news/crossrail-place-european-garden-award-2017/ LI-commended Crossrail Place Roof Garden wins European Garden Award
- https://group.canarywharf.com/press-release/award-winning-crossrail-place-at-canary-wharf-adds-to-its-collection-010816/ Award-Winning Crossrail Place at Canary Wharf Adds to its Collection – 01.08.16
- https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/20967692.crossrail-gets-award-sinking-canary-wharf-station-docks/ Crossrail gets award for sinking Canary Wharf station under the docks
