{"id":4767,"date":"2011-07-27T10:30:38","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T09:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=4767"},"modified":"2011-07-27T11:21:25","modified_gmt":"2011-07-27T10:21:25","slug":"the-building-centre-and-its-astonishing-pipers-scale-model-of-central-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-building-centre-and-its-astonishing-pipers-scale-model-of-central-london\/","title":{"rendered":"The Building Centre and its astonishing Pipers Scale Model of central London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/building-centre-london-london-map-07.jpg\" alt=\"The Building Centre and its mahoosive model of London\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Located close to Tottenham Court Road &#8211; and almost next door to the fabulous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/store-street-espresso-serves-up-a-delicious-bloomsbury-brew\/\" target=\"_blank\">Store Street Espresso<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; is the Building Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Established in 1931 and set up to be an &#8216;independent forum dedicated to providing information and inspiration to all sectors of the built environment&#8217;, the Centre is well worth a visit, if only for its\u00a0astonishing\u00a03D scale model of central London.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/building-centre-london-london-map-01.jpg\" alt=\"The Building Centre and its mahoosive model of London\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Forming the centrepiece of the Building Centre is the Pipers 1:1500 scale model of the central area of London, which graphically illustrates the scope and spread of the capital.<\/p>\n<p>The model is named after the company who made it, architectural modelmaking specialists Pipers, who founded \u00a0in 1967 and have created some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pipers.co.uk\/project_001.html\" target=\"_blank\">astonishing large models.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/building-centre-london-london-map-02.jpg\" alt=\"The Building Centre and its mahoosive model of London\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taking over 5,000 hours to complete, the\u00a0fastidiously\u00a0created London model is a\u00a0dynamic\u00a0one, with new new models created to reflect London&#8217;s changing skyline.<\/p>\n<p>Proposed or under-construction buildings are show in white, so you can get a good idea of how mahoosive the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-shard-london-bridge-nears-completion\/\" target=\"_blank\">London Bridge \u00a0Shard tower<\/a> will be when completed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/building-centre-london-london-map-12.jpg\" alt=\"The Building Centre and its mahoosive model of London\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/building-centre-london-london-map-03.jpg\" alt=\"The Building Centre and its mahoosive model of London\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/battersea-power-station\/\" target=\"_blank\">Battersea Power Station<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/building-centre-london-london-map-04.jpg\" alt=\"The Building Centre and its mahoosive model of London\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/building-centre-london-london-map-05.jpg\" alt=\"The Building Centre and its mahoosive model of London\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/autumn-in-regents-park\/\" target=\"_blank\">Regents Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/building-centre-london-london-map-06.jpg\" alt=\"The Building Centre and its mahoosive model of London\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/olympic-walk-mile-end-to-victoria-park-and-bow-along-the-canal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Olympics site<\/a> in east London.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/building-centre-london-london-map-08.jpg\" alt=\"The Building Centre and its mahoosive model of London\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/building-centre-london-london-map-09.jpg\" alt=\"The Building Centre and its mahoosive model of London\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/building-centre-london-london-map-10.jpg\" alt=\"The Building Centre and its mahoosive model of London\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking east towards the City and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/millennium-dome-to-greenwich-walk-part-two\/\" target=\"_blank\">Canary Wharf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/building-centre-london-london-map-11.jpg\" alt=\"The Building Centre and its mahoosive model of London\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Visitor details: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Building Centre is on\u00a0Store Street,\u00a0London,\u00a0WC1E 7BT<br \/>\nT: +44 (0) 207 692 4000<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.buildingcentre.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.buildingcentre.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Hours<\/strong><br \/>\nMonday to Friday:<br \/>\n9.30 am &#8211; 6.00 pm<br \/>\nSaturday:<br \/>\n10.00 am &#8211; 5.00 pm<\/p>\n<p>Admission: free.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/london\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">More London photos here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located close to Tottenham Court Road &#8211; and almost next door to the fabulous Store Street Espresso\u00a0&#8211; is the Building Centre. 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