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| 221 LORD’S MEDIA CENTRE 1994 |
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| There exists at Lord's a tradition of patronage
of innovative structures. The objective of the design has been
to respect and savour the essential nature of Lord's while bringing
to it a building that will herald the coming millennium and
provide the most elegant and state-of-the-art media centre in
the world. The NatWest Media Centre at Lord's is one of the
most innovative buildings this century. It is the first all
aluminium semi-monococque building in the world and represents
a breakthrough, not just in the creation of a new three-dimensional
aesthetic but in its method of construction. This building was
built and fitted out not by the construction industry but by
a boatyard, using the very latest advances in boat building
technology. Raised 15m above the ground, the aerodynamic contours
of the building reflect the sweep of the plan of the Ground
with the enclosing skin formed by a smooth, white, seamless
shell. The west facing glazing is inclined to avoid any glare
or reflections while providing unobstructed views of the game
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Completion
Contract Value
Area
Client
Structural Engineer
Services Engineer
Quantity Surveyor
Glazing Consultant
Contractor |
1999
£5 million
650m²
Marylebone Cricket Club
Arup
Buro Happold
Davis Langdon & Everest
Billings Design Associates
Pendennis Shipyard |
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