1990s

摘要

The International Terminal Waterloo changed everything for Grimshaw. The practice won this plum job in the late 1980s not least because British Rail had sent a delegation to its ambitious 1988 Product + Process exhibition at the RIBA, and liked what it saw. The project catapulted the practice from a group of around a dozen people working mainly on the urban fringes to a large firm clearly capable of demanding and prestigious city-centre projects. Its construction cost was £120 million, probably at least ￡500 million at today's construction prices. 'This must be one of the most exciting commissions in Europe today' ran BR's invitation to submit. Grimshaw was selected from 10 practices.