Crossrail Place

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Crossrail Place
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Crossrail Place pictured in April 2024
Crossrail Place
General information
TypeCommercial
Location Canary Wharf,
London, E14
United Kingdom
Completed2015;9 years ago (2015)
Owner Canary Wharf Group
Transport for London (station only)
Design and construction
Architect(s) Foster and Partners [1]

Crossrail Place is a complex built in the North Dock of the West India Docks in London's Canary Wharf, as part of the railway project Crossrail. It contains Canary Wharf railway station and was partly opened on 1 May 2015. [2] Architect Magazine described Crossrail Place as an "enormous, ship-like building", and its roof is the largest timber project in the United Kingdom. [3] It was designed by Foster + Partners and Arup. [1] [4] [5] It rises from the Import Dock (North Dock) of West India Docks.

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The roof garden Canary Wharf Crossrail Place.JPG
The roof garden

The complex has shops and a cinema, as well as a roof garden, which is open to the public. [5] The garden includes specimens from the Eastern and Western hemispheres, organized in reference to a meridian line.

Awards and Accreditations

The design and development of the Crossrail Place was honoured by winning numerous prestigious international and United Kingdom awards. [6] Selected notable awards include:

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References

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