Stalking Colonel Richard Seifert
www.Londonist.com Stalks Colonel Richard Seifert Richard Seifert has made more of a mark, some would say stain, on London’s modern skyline than any other individual. His most famous buildings are the NatWest Tower (properly known as Tower 42) and the skeletal Centre Point, but he also contributed, for better or worse, tens of other familiar structures to our city. Indeed, most sources on Seifert anecdotally state that his practice has designed more buildings in London than did Christopher Wren. Rarely has the quality/quantity argument seemed so apt. A good biographical sketch of Seifert can be found in his Guardian obituary: http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,3604,582430,00.html, but we’re more concerned here with stalking his buildings. So, on with the show… Other works not included below: Seifert’s practice designed tens of buildings and we can’t list them all here. Below are links to a few other notable Seifert structures you might be familiar with. Wembley Conference Centre http://www.wembley.co.uk/venues/visitors/conferencecentre.htm London Forum Hotel http://www.hotel-assist.com/holiday-inn-kensington-forum-hotel-london.html Metropole Hotel http://www.1st-london-hotel.com/hilton_london_metropole_hotel.html New Printing House Square http://www.clsholdings.com/cls/portfolio/portfolio.jsp?country=uk&property=43 Those squat black towers of Euston Station, and Blackfriars Station (can't find a link, sorry) and 90 Long Acre http://www.ampheon.co.uk/html/about_ampheon.asp