Architecture + Design, every professional and aspiring student of the profession can enter this centre and explore. The basement has a fantastic display of products for every service you need. And they have options! 3,000 companies with information from plumbing,insulation,flooring,cladding............and so on are kept in a treasure room. The icing on the cake is you get to see the product live at the exhibit before contacting the dealer.
If your wanting to take up an ambitious project of house build by yourself, The Information Centre as its called is the place to sit and share your ideas with a consultant. They then tell you all about the company and its services including contact details.
Showcase Gallery has a permanent exhibition of London on a 1:500 scale and every new building commissioned is put up in this model. You can see London grow. The gallery has a few short term displays too on projects in education centres, community centres etc.......from drawings,presentations,slide shows,model sample,material...everything one can think about a complete project is available on display.
And last but not the least, the Bookshop is always an attraction. Oh the wide variety of design books on display are truly ideal to sit and read.
Its an important business centre for everybody especially professional designers.
At the cafe in the reception space you might get to see glimpses of famous architects such as Peter Cook, Zaha Hadid. read more