24 de outubro de 2006

Arquitectura com o nome alusivo a canário (UK)




















Canary Wharf, o edifício mais alto de Londres (250 m).

The Idea of Canary Wharf is born
Canary Wharf in the evening
In 1984 the restaurateurs, the Roux Brothers, were looking for several thousand square feet of space to prepare pre-cooked meals. The late
Michael von Clemm, chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) and also chairman of Roux Restaurants, was invited for lunch by the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) on the boat Res Nova moored alongside Shed 31 at Canary Wharf, to promote the idea of this food packaging factory being based on the Isle of Dogs.

Jan Kubelik plays "Zephyr" by Hubay