Central St.Giles
Central Saint Giles is a mixed-use development in central London. Built at a cost of £450 million and completed in May 2010, it was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano and is his first work in the UK.The development consists of two buildings of up to 15 storeys in height, arranged around a public courtyard lined with shops and restaurants. It is chiefly notable for its façades, covered with 134,000 glazed tiles in vivid shades of green, orange, lime and yellow. The striking appearance of the development has prompted controversy, but it has attracted a number of high-profile tenants including NBC Universal, MindShare and Google.
St Giles is a district of London, England. It is the location of the church of St Giles in the Fields, the Phoenix Garden and St Giles Circus. (Nearest tube, Tottenham Court Road.) It is located at the southern tip of the London Borough of Camden and is part of the Midtown business improvement district.The combined parishes of St Giles in the Fields and St George Bloomsbury formed the St Giles District of the Metropolis from 1855 to 1900.
Central St.Giles
Central Saint Giles is a mixed-use development in central London. Built at a cost of £450 million and completed in May 2010, it was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano and is his first work in the UK.The development consists of two buildings of up to 15 storeys in height, arranged around a public courtyard lined with shops and restaurants. It is chiefly notable for its façades, covered with 134,000 glazed tiles in vivid shades of green, orange, lime and yellow. The striking appearance of the development has prompted controversy, but it has attracted a number of high-profile tenants including NBC Universal, MindShare and Google.
St Giles is a district of London, England. It is the location of the church of St Giles in the Fields, the Phoenix Garden and St Giles Circus. (Nearest tube, Tottenham Court Road.) It is located at the southern tip of the London Borough of Camden and is part of the Midtown business improvement district.The combined parishes of St Giles in the Fields and St George Bloomsbury formed the St Giles District of the Metropolis from 1855 to 1900.