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international brands from the US and elsewhere.” You may have noticed a great deal of excite-
A city within a city, Westfield Stratford City combines lifestyle, entertainment, shopping and dining in a whole new district of London to discover. Located at the gateway to the Olympic Park, striking in its scale and architec- turally stunning with both an internal dra- matic, pillar-free curved mall and a tree-lined external shopping street, Westfield Stratford City brings together the best of both indoor and outdoor retail.
East meets West T
his £1.8 billion retail project is the largest urban shopping centre in Europe. This land- mark 1.9 million square feet development
marks the next chapter in retail and leisure devel- opment in the United Kingdom, serving a catch- ment area of over four million people. Mr. Michael Gutman, Westfield Group manag-
ing director UK/Europe and New Markets said: “The retail and leisure mix that our team has deliv- ered at Westfield Stratford City, has exceeded all our expectations particularly as it was delivered through the global financial crisis and was clearly assisted by the strong focus on London by many
ment surrounding the launch of Westfield Stratford City in the news recently, but did you know that Thomasons was instrumental in the design of many of its striking shops? Westfield Stratford City launches this week and
is set to become the unofficial hub of the 2012 Olympics. The immense £1.45 billion project houses, 300 retail shops, 50 restaurants, a 14- lane bowling alley; 17-screen digital cinema, a fresh food market, three hotels, 1.1 million sq ft of office space, and the UK’s largest casino. Thomasons and its glass façade division Clear
Structures, was individually appointed to design a diverse and innovative range of structural ele- ments for 45 shops, restaurants and cafes within the retail palace including; Jamie’s Italian,
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