1740. Lord's Cricket Ground. Media Center

Dear Ryan,

The Media Center was built by a shipyard in Cornwall and when finished in 1999 was the first all aluminium building of the world. The leader designer was Czech architect Jan Kaplický.

Regards,
R

690. Kaufhaus Selfridges in Birmingham

Dear Laura,

"You have to be an architect 24 hours a day; eight hours
is not enough" (Jan Kaplicky, founder of Future Systems)

Best.
R

551. Selfridges, Birmingham

Dear Jan,

The skin is made up of thousands of aluminium discs,
creating a fine, lustrous grain like the scales of a snake
or the sequins of a Paco Rabanne dress.
(Amanda Levete of Future Systems)

Best.
R