{"id":2680,"date":"2015-08-04T14:00:54","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/architecture-of-southbank\/"},"modified":"2018-02-20T10:28:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T10:28:55","slug":"architecture-of-southbank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/architecture-of-southbank\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture of Southbank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; 0 0 1 982 5599 The Little House Company 46 13 6568 14.0 &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 10]&gt; \/* Style Definitions *\/table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:\"\";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";}&lt;![endif]--><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/london\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/london;http:\/\/sws.geonames.org\/2643743\/;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.04jpl;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/London;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/London\" >London<\/a>&#8216;s<span color=\"#0066cc\" style=\"color: #0066cc;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/southbanklondon.com\/\">South<\/a>bank,<\/span>\u00a0the long strip running parallel to the winding River Thames and connecting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.londoncountyhall.com\/\">County Hall<\/a> to Waterloo Bridge.\u00a0 With hundreds of shops, bars, restaurants, <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"market\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/market-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/market_economics;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Market_(economics)\" >markets<\/a>, street entertainment, theatres, cinemas and much more it offers an eclectic mix of the old, the modern and the plain odd.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>Queen Elizabeth Hall\u00a0 (QEH)<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">With its multi-storeys made out of grey brick, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southbankcentre.co.uk\/visitor-info\/access\/queen-elizabeth-hall-purcell-room\">QEH&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0brutalist design resembles a car park. But this rather dull, minimal decoration allows multiple access points around the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/building\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/building;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0cgh4;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Building\" >building<\/a>. With an auditorium (used for various musical events) holding up to 900 guests and with connections to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southbankcentre.co.uk\/visitor-info\/shop-eat-drink\/restaurants\/roof-garden-cafe\/bar\">roof top terrace<\/a> and an underflow for skate boarders, easy access is very important.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSXheU9XPhwpey6kjmVy3UYbullxFa3Cd3x5rpPrQkgxZTd3orFfA\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Image source: www.london-attractions.info<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The QEH is part of the Southbank Centre, which also includes the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southbankcentre.co.uk\/venues\/royal-festival-hall\"><span style=\"color: #242424;\">Royal Festival Hall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"line-height: 115%; color: #333333;\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southbankcentre.co.uk\/venues\/purcell-room\"><span style=\"color: #242424;\">Purcell Room<\/span><\/a><span style=\"line-height: 115%; color: #333333;\">, the<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southbankcentre.co.uk\/find\/hayward-gallery-visual-arts\"><span style=\"color: #242424;\">Hayward Gallery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"line-height: 115%; color: #333333;\">, and the<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southbankcentre.co.uk\/venues\/poetry-library\"><span style=\"color: #242424;\">Saison Poetry Library<\/span><\/a><span style=\"line-height: 115%; color: #333333;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; color: #333333;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>\u00a0BFI &#8211; IMAX<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Just off Southbank is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bfi.org.uk\/bfi-imax\">London IMAX<\/a> Cinema. Sat atop a roundabout, in the middle of the busy Belvedere road, it looks enormous. Dome-shaped with large rectangular glass windows and a jet-black roof it resembles an alien launch pad. With the biggest screen in Britain it is a hugely popular place to enjoy the latest blockbuster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS18pJjBPgAOCGTUNgOkx_dY1nnOjqdKdq0HWxLjLIcOAdi_9nO6w\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Image source: http:\/\/www.e-architect.co.uk\/london\/bfi-imax<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>BFI &#8211; Southbank<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The BFI&#8217;s sister venue is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bfi.org.uk\/\">BFI Southbank<\/a>, which sits back on the river. It emulates the large rectangular windows of the IMAX and also incorporates scaffolding-looking poles that connect the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Floor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/floor\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/floor;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0l7_8;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Floor\" >floors<\/a>.\u00a0 It has two bars, a cafe, a gift shop, an outside area and various film screenings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTaceP2QWoZDoburQCj9HoAf5zKatWbidKhAQlVpARvHZnkRDLmfw\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Image source: www.londonrendezvous.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>Tate Modern<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/visit\/tate-modern\">Tate Modern<\/a> is the most visited art gallery in the world and sits inside the former Bankside Power station. With a sole beige chimney protruding out of the red windowless brick it is not an obviously pretty sight. But it&#8217;s the scale and history of the building that impresses most.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.grusol.it\/vslondra\/Tate_Modern_0805.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Image source: www.grusol.it<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.batterseapowerstation.co.uk\/#\/dash\/portal\" target=\"\">Battersea Power station<\/a> is currently going through similar <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/redevelopment\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/redevelopment;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.04lcr1f;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Redevelopment\" >redevelopment<\/a> with their new residential <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Plan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/plan\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/plan;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.018jrr;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Plan\" >plans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>\u00a0OXO Tower Wharf<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Like the Tate Modern, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oxotower.co.uk\/\">OXO Tower<\/a> began life as a power station and has gone through many changes and refurbishments since then, including being bought by the company that makes OXO stock cubes (hence the name). It now features a gourmet restaurant, which I am told has not incorporated a stock cube theme&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRKX7QPtXyMSqC9t_6ARW6sEl6rPM821o9NKVRAV1uUiM-A1UKNEA\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Image source: www.travelstay.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">It is part of <a href=\"http:\/\/coinstreet.org\/\">Coin Street Community Builders<\/a> (CSCB), a social enterprise scheme seeking to continue the improvement and development of South Bank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>The Old Vic<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldvictheatre.com\/\">Old Vic<\/a> is nearly two hundred years old and has hosted thousands of plays since it opened. Between then and now it has been bombed, closed down, refurbished and reopened and now feels oddly both old and new. It also boasts the Old Vic tunnels, a labyrinth of passageways underneath Waterloo train station. Events and plays have been held in them since 2010.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTq8rr6horL05gYvgbH6-nlBkh8kONbz8j4IXEtp2ZuhciJaTtG\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Image source: http:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Old_Vic<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Back on the Southbank, there is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaltheatre.org.uk\/\">National Theatre<\/a>, which formerly doubled as the Old Vic (between 1963 and 1976) but is now a popular theatre in its own right.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>Written by <a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/thelittlehousecompany.com\/property-blog?author=19\" target=\"\">Gareth Brown<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\">\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London&#8216;s Southbank,\u00a0the long strip running parallel to the winding River Thames and connecting County Hall to Waterloo Bridge.\u00a0 With hundreds of shops, bars, restaurants, markets, street entertainment, theatres, cinemas and much more it offers an eclectic mix of the old,<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/architecture-of-southbank\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wl_entities_gutenberg":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","spay_email":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"wl_entity_type":[602],"modified_by":null,"_wl_alt_label":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","wl:entity_url":"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/post\/architecture_of_southbank","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2680"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2680"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15243,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2680\/revisions\/15243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2680"},{"taxonomy":"wl_entity_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wl_entity_type?post=2680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}