Crossrail Place

Coordinates: 51°30′22″N 0°01′03″W / 51.5061°N 0.0175°W / 51.5061; -0.0175
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Crossrail Place
Crossrail Place pictured in April 2024
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General information
TypeCommercial
LocationCanary Wharf,
London, E14
United Kingdom
Completed2015; 9 years ago (2015)
OwnerCanary Wharf Group
Transport for London (station only)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Foster and Partners[1]

Crossrail Place is a complex built in the North Dock of the

Arup.[1][4][5] It rises from the Import Dock (North Dock) of West India Docks
.

The roof garden

The complex has shops and a cinema, as well as a roof garden, which is open to the public.[5] 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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Crossrail Place Canary Wharf – Foster + Partners". Fosterandpartners.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. London Evening Standard
    . UK. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  3. ^ Schuler, Timothy A. (24 May 2016). "The Lattice Roof of Crossrail Place at Canary Wharf". Architect Magazine. Hanley Wood Media.
  4. ^ Solkoff, Joel (1 May 2015). "Crossrail Place Retail and Roof Garden". E-architect. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b Ucelay, Alvaro Menendez (28 March 2012). "In pictures: Foster's Canary Wharf Crossrail platform level completes". Architectsjournal.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  6. ^ Projects / Crossrail Place Canary WharfFoster + Partner. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  7. ^ Canary Wharf’s Crossrail Place gets international acclaim, picking up a gong at Mipim’s annual awards ceremonyCityA.M. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  8. ^ Gillespies scoops first prize at the European Garden Awards for Crossrail Place Roof GardenGillespies. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  9. ^ LI-commended Crossrail Place Roof Garden wins European Garden AwardLandscape Institute. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  10. ^ Award-Winning Crossrail Place at Canary Wharf Adds to its Collection – 01.08.16Canary Wharf Group plc. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  11. ^ Crossrail gets award for sinking Canary Wharf station under the docksEast London Advertiser. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

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