James Stirling
No 1 Poultry/Architects

Designed by Stirling in 1985 but not completed until 1997 – five years after his death – No 1 Poultry was one of the British architect’s last projects.

A much-fought for building in the City of London, the neo-gothic Mappin & Webb building was built in the 19th century as a branch of the royal jewellers, Mappin & Webb.

Postmodern architecture began in the United States in the 1960s as a critique against traditional styles of architecture.

“Meat” is a general term for animal flesh. Poultry is a type of meat taken from birds such as chickens and turkeys. Poultry also refers to the birds themselves, especially in a farming context.

Louis Sullivan, in full Louis Henry Sullivan, (born September 3, 1856, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died April 14, 1924, Chicago, Illinois), American architect, regarded as the spiritual father of modern American architecture and identified with the aesthetics of early skyscraper design.

Poultry (/ˈpoʊltri/) are domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, their meat or their feathers. The word “poultry” comes from the French/Norman word poule, itself derived from the Latin word pullus, which means small animal. The domestication of poultry took place around 5,400 years ago in Southeast Asia.

Poultry farming is the form of animal husbandry which raises domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese to produce meat or eggs for food. It has originated from the agricultural era. Chickens raised for eggs are known as layers, while chickens raised for meat are called broilers.

England’s architectural programs also provide top technology resources and quality facilities, and many companies list England as the best country for architecture studies.

No 1 Poultry was commissioned by developer Peter Palumbo in 1985, but for over 20 years before that, Palumbo had been fighting to replace the listed buildings with an 18-storey glass tower designed by Mies van der Rohe.

Built on a wedge-shaped site in the heart of the City of London, No 1 Poultry contains shops at ground and basement levels, with five floors of offices, and a roof garden and restaurant above. The building’s ship-like prow and clock tower with projecting balconies dominate the junction at Bank Underground Station.

While No 1 Poultry’s function was to provide five floors of office space, its public spaces provide a connection missing elsewhere in the City. They include open shopping colonnades on the Poultry and Queen Victoria Street facades, an open light-filled courtyard, a rooftop garden, and even access to the underground station below.

Designed by Stirling in 1985 but not completed until 1997 – five years after his death – No 1 Poultry was one of the British architect’s last projects.