
The UK’s postals service company, the Royal Mail, has launched a new special stamp series celebrating 10 buildings “that represent the renaissance of contemporary architecture in the UK of recent years,” including Zaha Hadid Architects’ London Aquatics Center, Herzog & de Meuron’s Switch House addition to the Tate Modern and Mecanoo’s Birmingham Library.
“The past two decades has seen a surge in the construction of new public buildings in the UK,” explain the Royal Mail in a press release. “A great many of these adventurous and innovative structures, serving culture, sport, government and business, have since become popular and integral parts of their local landscapes, often playing a part in regeneration.”
Philip Parker, Stamp Strategy Manager, Royal Mail, added: “These new stamps celebrate visionary buildings which combine stunning architecture with great engineering.”
Tate Modern Switch House / Herzog & de Meuron

The Eden Project / Grimshaw Architects

Everyman Theatre / Haworth Tompkins

Giants Causeway Visitor Centre / Heneghan & Peng Architects

Imperial War Museum North / Studio Libeskind

Library of Birmingham / Mecanoo

London Aquatics Centre for 2012 Summer Olympics / Zaha Hadid Architects

National Assembly for Wales / Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Scottish Parliament Building / EMBT

SEC Armadillo / Foster + Partners

Learn more about the new stamp collection, here.
News via Royal Mail