BFI IMAX, South Bank, London, Location, Building, Image, Architecture, Photo

Contemporary Cinema in south London, England, UK

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BFI IMAX London : South Bank Centre Architecture  

Date: 1999
Design: Avery Associates Architects
BFI IMAX London IMAX
photos © adrian welch

500-seat cinema within roundabout on Waterloo Road

Location: just east of Waterloo Station, South Bank

BFI IMAX screen 20 metres high x 26 metres wide
Largest UK cinema screen
11,600-watt digital surround-sound system
Reputedly most sophisticated motion-picture projection system in the world


photographs © Nick Weall

Designed to contain annual public art commission, starting with Howard Hodgkin mural: now sadly, and controversially, replaced by adverts (see images above)



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South Bank Centre Photographs taken with Panasonic DMC-FX01 lumix camera;
Leica lense: 2816x2112 pixels - original photos available upon request:
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Southbank Centre London : Masterplan

Waterloo Station

South Bank Centre Building : Denys Lasdun Architect

London Imax architect : Avery Associates

Southwark Buildings

London Cinemas



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Buildings / photos for the South Bank Centre London Architecture pages welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk

BFI IMAX - page : adrian welch / isabelle lomholt

Website: www.bfi.org.uk + www.southbankcentre.co.uk
 



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