A tale of two cities with Eric Parry
Part two: City of London
Join Open City and the leading London architect Eric Parry to explore the architecture of the City of London
This is the second tour of this series of two tours led by architect and Royal Academician Eric Parry that will visit London’s two historic cities, Westminster and the City of London.
Eric Parry has built prolifically in both ‘cities’ and over the course of two tours he will introduce his personal reflections on the unique character of each, through a detailed explanation of the development of the designs for his buildings.
This second tour focuses on the City of London and will begin at The Southwark Gateway Needle, London Bridge and take in Fen Court (including the rooftop garden at 120 Fenchurch).
The walking tour will visit key Eric Parry buildings including St Helens Place & Undershaft, Threadneedle Street and Paternoster Square. The tour ends at Salisbury Square, Fleet Street.
Meet: The Southwark Gateway Needle at London Bridge (at junction of London Bridge and Tooley Street)
End: Salisbury Square, Fleet Street EC4
Distance: 2.6 miles
Duration: 2.5 hours approx
Cost: £19.50 / £14.50 / £9.50
Tickets are non refundable and go ahead rain or shine… Get in touch with Adrianna at tours@open-city.org.uk with any queries.
MEET THE TOUR GUIDE
Eric Parry founded his architectural and design practice in 1983 after studying architecture at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, The Royal College of Art, London and the Architectural Association, London. As an architect he is known for the intellectual rigour with which every project is approached and particularly the dialogue between techtonics and materiality. Now leading a practice of 100 with offices in London and Singapore he is fully involved in every aspect of the practice’s work from inception to the direction of project teams, design development and delivery.
In addition to his work in architectural practice, Eric has held a number of eminent posts. In 2006 he was elected Royal Academician (RA), one of the highest accolades for a practicing architect or artist in the UK. His contribution to academia includes 14 years as Lecturer in Architecture at the University of Cambridge (between 1983 and 1997) and lectureships at the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology. In 1975 he spent a year studying nomadic settlement in the middle east.
The practice is responsible for the design of some of the most significant projects in London today.