Architecture on the Thames boat tour central: Waterloo Bridge special

A boat tour along the River Thames surveying central London's architecture, featuring commentary from Benedict O’Looney and guest speaker Simon Bradley.

The tour departs from Crown Pier and travels upriver to Nine Elms, viewing Battersea Power Station and KieranTimberlake’s American Embassy. It then heads back downriver to explore Michael Hopkins’ Portcullis House, Somerset House, and Renzo Piano’s Shard. The tour passes beneath Waterloo Bridge, where the guide discusses the history of the bridge and the Thames. Benedict O’Looney, a practicing architect, leads the tour, sharing the microphone with guest speaker Simon Bradley, a joint editor of the Pevsner Architectural Guides.