The UK?s Best Contemporary Architecture Celebrated in New Stamp Series
The UK?s postals service company, the Royal Mail, has launched a new special stamp series celebrating 10 buildings ?that represent the renaissance of contemporary architecture in the UK of recent years,? including Zaha Hadid Architects? London Aquatics Center, Herzog & de Meuron?s Switch House addition to the Tate Modern and Mecanoo?s Birmingham Library.
Courtesy of Royal Mail
The UK?s postals service company, the Royal Mail, has launched a new special stamp series celebrating 10 buildings ?that represent the renaissance of contemporary architecture in the UK of recent years,? including Zaha Hadid Architects? London Aquatics Center, Herzog & de Meuron?s Switch House addition to the Tate Modern and Mecanoo?s Birmingham Library.?The past two decades has seen a surge in the construction of new public buildings in the UK,? explain the Royal Mail in a press release. ?A great many of these adventurous and innovative structures, serving culture, sport, government and business, have since become popular and integral parts of their local landscapes, often playing a part in regeneration.? Philip Parker, Stamp Strategy Manager, Royal Mail, added: ?These new stamps celebrate visionary buildings which combine stunning architecture with great engineering.?Tate Modern Switch House / Herzog & de Meuron
Tate Modern Switch House / Herzog & de Meuron. Image Courtesy of Royal Mail
The Eden Project / Grimshaw Architects
The Eden Project ...
Courtesy of Royal Mail
The UK?s postals service company, the Royal Mail, has launched a new special stamp series celebrating 10 buildings ?that represent the renaissance of contemporary architecture in the UK of recent years,? including Zaha Hadid Architects? London Aquatics Center, Herzog & de Meuron?s Switch House addition to the Tate Modern and Mecanoo?s Birmingham Library.?The past two decades has seen a surge in the construction of new public buildings in the UK,? explain the Royal Mail in a press release. ?A great many of these adventurous and innovative structures, serving culture, sport, government and business, have since become popular and integral parts of their local landscapes, often playing a part in regeneration.? Philip Parker, Stamp Strategy Manager, Royal Mail, added: ?These new stamps celebrate visionary buildings which combine stunning architecture with great engineering.?Tate Modern Switch House / Herzog & de Meuron
Tate Modern Switch House / Herzog & de Meuron. Image Courtesy of Royal Mail
The Eden Project / Grimshaw Architects
The Eden Project ...
-------------------------------- |
|
West Loop Loft: Refurbished 80’s Loft with Timeless Design
29-04-2024 05:01 - (
architecture )
Corvallis Museum: A Contemporary Tribute to Tradition
29-04-2024 05:01 - (
architecture )