Building Sights

Eight personal reflections on the best modern British architecture.

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   E1. Canary Wharf

   May 13, 1996

   Jools Holland's love of panoramic views takes him to Britain's tallest tower, Canary Wharf in London. From a vantage point atop the 50-floor structure the musician and presenter looks out over the capital city.

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   E2. The Worsley Medical Building

   May 20, 1996

   Damien Hirst, controversial winner of last year's Turner Prize, enjoys the juxtaposition of life and death at the Worsley Medical Building in Leeds where, as a student, he used to do anatomical drawings.

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   E3. Hauer-King House

   Jun 3, 1996

   Architect Will Alsop visits an unconventional private house built with glass walls.

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   E4. Humber Bridge

   Jun 10, 1996

   Poet Simon Armitage finds inspiration in the longest suspension bridge in the world. Opened in 1981, the Humber Bridge is 1.3 miles long and, he feels, is "one of the modern wonders of the world".

5. E5. Wood Street Police Station

   Jun 17, 1996

   Cartoonist Posy Simmonds discovers a remarkable police station in Wood Street in the City of London.

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   E6. Alton Estate

   Jun 24, 1996

   Architect Sir Richard Rogers praises Alton housing estate in Roehampton. Built in the 1950s by the London County Council, Alton was planned to be a modern Utopia.

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