50 best modern buildings in Britain
As voted in the Channel 4/English Heritage poll. Result announced 11/99.
|
No |
Name |
Architect |
Date |
Style |
|
1 |
Coventry Cathedral |
Sir Basil Spense |
1962 |
- |
|
2 |
Liverpool Catholic Cathedral |
Sir Frederick Gibberd |
1967 |
- |
|
3 |
De la Warr Pavillion, Bexhill |
Erich Mendelsohn |
1933 |
- |
|
4 |
Tate Gallery, St Ives |
Eldred Evans and David Shalev |
1993 |
- |
|
5 |
Royal Festival Hall, London |
Sir Leslie Martin |
1951 |
- |
|
6 |
British Library London |
Colin St John Wilson |
1997 |
- |
|
7 |
Castle Drogo, Devon |
Sir Edwin Lutyens |
1930 |
- |
|
8 |
Lloyds Building, London |
Sir Richard Rogers |
1986 |
Tech |
|
9 |
Hoover Building, Westway, London |
Wallis, Gilbert and Partners |
1935 |
Art Deco |
|
10 |
Battersea Power Station. London |
Sir Giles Scott |
1937 |
- |
|
11 |
Stansted Airport |
Lord Foster of Thames Bank |
198? |
Tech |
|
12 |
Post Office Tower, London |
Eric Bedford et al |
1965 |
- |
|
12 |
Sainsbury Wing, National Gallery, London |
Rauch and Venturi |
1987 |
Postmodern |
|
14 |
Royal National Theatre, London (Brutalist) |
Sir Denys Lasdun |
1975 |
Brutalist |
|
15 |
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester |
RHWL Partnership |
199? |
- |
|
15 |
Penguin Pool, London Zoo |
Berthold Lubetkin |
1934 |
Modern |
|
15 |
Canary Wharf, London (tower?) |
Cesar Pelli |
1991 |
- |
|
15 |
Humber Bridge, Humberside/Yorkshire |
? |
198? |
- |
|
19 |
Globe Theatre, London |
Theo Cosby after Inigo Jones |
199? |
Tudor |
|
19 |
The London Ark, Hammersmith |
Robert Erskine & Aage Rosenvold |
? |
- |
|
21 |
Hill House, Helensburgh |
Charles Rennie Mackintosh |
1903 |
Arts & Crafts |
|
22 |
Burrell Collection, Glasgow |
Barry Gasson |
1983 |
- |
|
23 |
Willis Faber building, Ipswich |
Norman Foster |
1975 |
Tech |
|
23 |
American Air Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
Norman Foster |
1997 |
|
|
25 |
Glyndebourne New Theatre, Sussex |
James Stirling & Michael Wilford |
1998 |
- |
|
27 |
Thames Barrier, London |
? |
? |
- |
|
27 |
Symphony Hall, Birmingham |
? |
? |
- |
|
29 |
Wembley Stadium, London |
? |
1930? |
- |
|
29 |
Bluewater Shopping Complex, Greenhithe, Kent |
? |
1999 |
- |
|
29 |
County Hall, London |
? |
? |
- |
|
29 |
Midland Hotel, Morecambe |
? |
? |
- |
|
29 |
Senate House, London University |
Sir Charles Holden |
1933 |
- |
|
34 |
Channel Tunnel |
? |
? |
- |
|
34 |
The Mound Stand, Lords Cricket Ground, London |
Michael Hopkins & partners |
1987 |
Tech |
|
37 |
Trellick Tower, London |
Erno Goldfinger |
1973 |
Brutalist |
|
37 |
Broadcasting House, London |
Graham Dawbarn |
1949 |
- |
|
37 |
Glasgow School of Art |
Charles Rennie Mackintosh |
1909 |
Art Deco |
|
37 |
Eurostar, Waterloo, London |
Nick Grimshaw |
1993 |
- |
|
37 |
MI6 Building, London |
Terry Farrell and Partners |
1985? |
Modern Ziggurat |
|
37 |
Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne |
? |
? |
- |
|
37 |
Royal Armouries, Leeds |
? |
1998? |
Postmodern? |
|
37 |
Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh |
Benson & Forsyth |
1996 |
- |
|
37 |
Manchester Central Library |
? |
? |
- |
|
37 |
David Mellor Cutlery Factory Derbyshire |
? |
1997? |
Roundhouse |
|
37 |
Cenotaph, Whitehall, London |
Sir Edwin Lutyens |
1919 |
- |
|
37 |
St Catherine's College, Cambridge |
Cubitt, Atkinson and partners |
1967 |
- |
|
49 |
Cambridge University Library |
Sir Giles Scott |
1934 |
- |
|
49 |
Ashton Memorial, Lancaster |
? |
? |
- |
Notes
1. More than half are formally listed buildings of historic or architectural interest
2. The majority were hated when built.