AHMM’s deft reinvention marries the gravitas of historic civic architecture with an upbeat modernity that speaks of optimism and hope. If you ignore the empty bookshelves.
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has transformed the former Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel into Tower Hamlets Town Hall. Chris Dyson admires a project that combines conservation, retrofit and new build to create a complex, vibrant building that plays a vital role in civic life.
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris and Derwent London have delivered a complex urban jigsaw of theatre, retail, office space and a new public square above the Crossrail station at Tottenham Court Road. Isabel Allen charts the influences, aspirations and relationships that have shaped a self-assured solution for one of London's most prominent sites.
Simon Allford talks to Glenn Howells about AHMM's transformation of the derelict Royal Mail sorting office into a mixed-use city block in London's "knowledge quarter".
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The White Collar Factory by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
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AHMM combines comfort and dignity in a new home for London’s police force, finds John McRae
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AHMM’s mixed-use Westminster Bridge Road tower is not so much a citadel as a city sandwich, finds Glenn Howells