Waterloo International Terminal

Synopsis: Nicholas Grimshaw’s International Terminal at Waterloo more closely resembles an airport than a station Its magnificient trainshed, a swooping curve of steel and glass, is in the great tradition of British railway architecture. This is a fitting terminal for the Channel Tunnel, the century’s biggest engineering project. John Winter walks through the building and discusses it with Nicholas Grimshaw and the structural engineer, Anthony Hunt.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.
Year of production: 1993
Availability: Sale; 2005 sale: £75.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Architecture
Keywords: architectural design; buildings; Channel Tunnel; commercial buildings; railway stations

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