SIS Building - Revision history

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	* Completed: 1994		* Completed: 1994
	* Architect: Terry Farrell and Partners		* Architect: Terry Farrell and Partners
−	* Developer: ~~Regalion~~ Properties plc	+	* Developer: Regalian Properties plc
	* Main contractor: John Laing plc		* Main contractor: John Laing plc
	* Owner: HM Government		* Owner: HM Government

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	* Ziggurat.		* Ziggurat.

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	* Owner: HM Government		* Owner: HM Government

−	~~= Find out more =~~	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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−	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===	+

	* 10 Downing Street.		* 10 Downing Street.
	* 33 Thomas Street, New York.		* 33 Thomas Street, New York.
		+	* British Embassies: Their diplomatic and architectural history.
	* Building of the week series.		* Building of the week series.
	* Buildings in film.		* Buildings in film.
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	* Ziggurat.		* Ziggurat.

−	[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Design]]	+	[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:DCN_Project_Knowledge]] [[Category:Design]]

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	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===		=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

		+	* 10 Downing Street.
	* 33 Thomas Street, New York.		* 33 Thomas Street, New York.
	* Building of the week series.		* Building of the week series.

Editor at 08:08, 26 April 2017

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	* US Air Force CCLD, Colorado.		* US Air Force CCLD, Colorado.
	* US Embassy hotel plans.		* US Embassy hotel plans.
−		+	* Ziggurat.
−	~~=== ===~~	+

	[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Design]]		[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Design]]

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	* US Embassy hotel plans.		* US Embassy hotel plans.

−	=== ~~External references~~ ===	+	=== ===
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−	* Digi London - [http://www.digilondon.com/mi6-headquarters-sis-building MI6 Headquarters]	+
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−	~~=== Building of the week series ===~~	+
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−	* [[Lloyd%27s_of_London\|Lloyd's of London.]]	+
−	* [[Thames_barrier\|Thames barrier.]]	+
−	* [[Palace_of_Westminster\|Palace of Westminster.]]	+
−	* [[Eiffel_Tower\|Eiffel Tower.]]	+
−	* [[Tallest_buildings_in_the_world\|Tallest buildings in the world.]]	+

	[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Design]]		[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Design]]

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	* Tallest buildings in the world.		* Tallest buildings in the world.
	* The Gherkin.		* The Gherkin.
		+	* The Pentagon.
	* The Shard.		* The Shard.
	* US Air Force CCLD, Colorado.		* US Air Force CCLD, Colorado.

Editor at 11:53, 24 November 2016

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	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===		=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

		+	* 33 Thomas Street, New York.
	* Building of the week series.		* Building of the week series.
	* Buildings in film.		* Buildings in film.

Editor at 14:01, 6 October 2016

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	* City Hall, London.		* City Hall, London.
	* Concept architectural design.		* Concept architectural design.
		+	* El Castillo.
	* Farrell Review.		* Farrell Review.
	* Leadenhall building.		* Leadenhall building.

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =

−	The Secret Intelligence Services (SIS) Building, more commonly known as the MI6 Building, is the headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence Service, situated on the Albert Embankment section of the River Thames next to Vauxhall Bridge. The building was completed and inaugurated in 1994 and has come to be recognised as one of ~~London’s~~ most distinctive structures (the irony of which, for a secret organisation, has been widely commented on).	+	The Secret Intelligence Services (SIS) Building, more commonly known as the MI6 Building, is the headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence Service, situated on the Albert Embankment section of the River Thames next to Vauxhall Bridge. The building was completed and inaugurated in 1994 and has come to be recognised as one of London's most distinctive structures (the irony of which, for a secret organisation, has been widely commented on).

−	The ~~building’s~~ architect was Terry Farrell, whose Mayan and Aztec temple design translated into a post-modern style was met with criticism and nicknames such as the ~~‘Vauxhall Trollop’~~ and ~~‘Babylon~~-on-~~Thames’~~.	+	The building's architect was Terry Farrell, whose Mayan and Aztec temple design translated into a post-modern style was met with criticism and nicknames such as the 'Vauxhall Trollop' and 'Babylon-on-Thames'.

	= Design and construction =		= Design and construction =
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	= Completion =		= Completion =

−	The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in July 1994. It has since featured prominently in several recent films of the James Bond franchise, including ~~‘The~~ World Is Not ~~Enough’~~ in 1999 when part of the building appeared to be blown up in a terrorist attack and ~~‘Spectre’~~ in 2015 in which it was portrayed as a ruin awaiting demolition.	+	The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in July 1994. It has since featured prominently in several recent films of the James Bond franchise, including 'The World Is Not Enough' in 1999 when part of the building appeared to be blown up in a terrorist attack and 'Spectre' in 2015 in which it was portrayed as a ruin awaiting demolition.

	In 2011 the SIS Building was voted one of [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/pictures/9126031/The-worlds-30-ugliest-buildings.html?frame=2159749 the world's 30 ugliest buildings] by the Telegraph property team.		In 2011 the SIS Building was voted one of [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/pictures/9126031/The-worlds-30-ugliest-buildings.html?frame=2159749 the world's 30 ugliest buildings] by the Telegraph property team.
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	* The Gherkin.		* The Gherkin.
	* The Shard.		* The Shard.
		+	* US Air Force CCLD, Colorado.
	* US Embassy hotel plans.		* US Embassy hotel plans.