Eric Parry's tour of the City of London
This is the second audio tour of a two-part series led by architect and Royal Academician Eric Parry visiting London’s two historic cities: Westminster and the City of LondonEric Parry Architects (EPA) is responsible for the designing of some of the most significant projects in London today with many of its most important architectural works clustered in the City of London and Westminster. Open City has worked with EPA to create a two-part series of print and audio tours celebrating this contribution.This tour focuses on the City of London and will begin at The Southwark Gateway Needle, London Bridge and take in Fen Court (including the rooftop garden at 120 Fenchurch).The walking tour will visit key Eric Parry buildings including St Helens Place & Undershaft, Threadneedle Street and Paternoster Square. The tour ends at Salisbury Square, Fleet Street. EPA has not only developed a reputation for delivering beautifully crafted and well-considered buildings, but also for championing generous amounts of public realm in its projects. The Farringdon-based studio is involved in every scale of making, from a door handle to an urban masterplan.ROUTE NOTES:There are eleven listening points on this tour, the first of which is at The Gateway Needle in London Bridge:Listening Point 1 - The Gateway NeedleListening Point 2 - Fish Mongers Hall WharfListening Point 3 - All Hallows StainingListening Point 4 - 120 Fenchurch st ExteriorListening Point 5 - The Digital Oculus beneath 120 Fenchurch stListening Point 6 - 120 Fenchurch st Roof TopListening Point 7 - 1 Undershaft SkyscraperListening Point 8 - The Leather Sellers Hall, St Helen’s placeListening Point 9 - 60 Threadneedle stListening point 10 - Paternoster Square and The London Stock ExchangeListening point 11 - Salisbury Square Development Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.