Commercial - Constructed

22 Bishopsgate Project Commissioner AXA Real Estate Lipton Rogers Developments Creator PLP Architecture 22 Bishopsgate, designed by PLP Architecture for AXA IM - Real Assets and Lipton Rogers Developments, is the tallest tower at the heart of the City of London’s financial district. Shaped to respect townscape views, its twenty-three-sided, faceted glass form makes a strong and serene backdrop to the surrounding articulated towers and to the historic fabric of the Bank of England Conservation Area.

Magazine London Project Commissioner Knight Dragon Creator Nissen Richards Studio

Team Jim Richards : Project Director Alex Sprogis : Project Architect Magazine London is a major new event space for the capital. The building, an 8m-high, monolithic, L-shaped black box, forms a dynamic new horizontal plane against the vertical cluster of City of London towers beyond. The purpose-built destination is now the largest of its kind in London, with over 3,200 sq m of versatile interior space. It caters for up to 3,000 people and can accommodate a further 7,000 by making use of the venue’s outdoor showground.

Magazine London is a collaboration between innovative space creators Venue Lab, technical production specialists Vibration Design and Production, catering experts Moving Venue and property developers Knight Dragon. Situated on a brownfield site on the Thames riverbank to the west of the O2, the venue is designed for temporary use (up to 10-12 years), whilst the area undergoes extensive residential, commercial and cultural transformation.