Alastair Lansley

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Alastair Lansley
Eurostar at St Pancras Jan 2008.jpg
The redeveloped St Pancras Station, considered Lansley's magnum opus
Born (1947-12-01) 1 December 1947 (age 77)
NationalityBritish
OccupationArchitect
SpouseAyse
Practice Network Rail
Projects St Pancras redevelopment
Stratford International
Ebbsfleet International

Alastair Lansley CBE (born 1 December 1947) is a British architect.

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Alastair Lansley was the lead architect for the reconstruction and rebuilding of London's St Pancras Station as terminus of the High Speed 1 line from the Channel Tunnel to London. His work at St Pancras includes the construction of a new 13-platform extension deck in a modern manner; reconstruction of the west side of the station (made necessary by the construction of the new Thameslink station box below) in a historically based neo-Gothic manner in the style of Sir George Gilbert Scott; as well as the refurbishment of the original station building by Scott and William Barlow. [1] [2] [3]

Lansley was also Lead Architect for Stratford and Ebbsfleet International Stations, which were designed by project architect Mark Fisher. [4] These stations extend the language of Mies van der Rohe in a contemporary context, and form a close stylistic bond with the new station extension at St Pancras.

A series of BBC television programmes, The Eight Hundred Million Pound Railway Station, were broadcast as six 30-minute episodes between 13 November and 28 November 2007. [5] In this series, the project that was to become St. Pancras International Station was shown during the different phases of construction.

Lansley is a former member of British Rail's architects' department. He worked with lead architect Nick Derbyshire, on the £110 million reshaping of London's Liverpool Street Station in the late 1980s and early 1990s. [2] [3]

It has been reported that a project to rebuild the Euston Arch as part of the redevelopment of Euston Station could be led by Lansley. [6] Rebuilding the Arch has been linked to Euston's potential role of London terminus for the future High Speed 2 link to Birmingham and beyond.

Lansley was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Spurling, Hilary (4 February 2007). "It's been a long journey..." London: Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 30 November 2007.
  2. 1 2 Binney, Marcus (3 January 2005). "On track, new landmark for London". Times Online. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2007.
  3. 1 2 "St. Pancras Brings Taste of Grand Central, Romance to London". Bloomberg L.P. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2007.
  4. ↑ Glancey, Jonathan (27 May 2005). "Tunnel vision". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "The Eight Hundred Million Pound Railway Station". BBC Website. 13–28 November 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Hunt, Tristram (6 November 2007). "The people's station reborn". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 8 November 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
  7. ↑ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. p. 8.
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