Selfridges Birmingham by Future Systems
Selfridges Birmingham detail by Future Systems
Selfridges Birmingham cladding detail by Future Systems
Selfridges Birmingham was the architectural event
of the year, the daring encounter of large-scale retail development with Future
Systems' high design ambition. It was the largest fulfilment to date of Future
Systems' research into the creative application of technology, and it brought sensuousness to the heart of the modern city. Bringing the sort of imagination
that was usually confined to art galleries to the realm of hard commercial
development, after Selfridges Birmingham Britain's cities would never be the
same again.
Amanda Levete was invited to
give an insight as to what it has been like to work with the man who has
redefined shopping, Vittorio Radice.