London old and new. At left: St Stephen Walbrook Church built 1672-9 by architect Sir Christopher Wren. At right: Walbrook Office Building, built 2010. Architect: Foster and Partners. Engineer: Arup

Evening sun catches the solar cladding of the Walbrook Office Building.

Detail of lustrous reflections on the Fiber-Reinforced Polymer solar cladding of the Walbrook Office Building, London. Built 2010. Architect: Foster and Partners. Engineer: Arup

The Walbrook is an office building designed by Foster and Partners & Arup which is clad with a unique form of solar shading, helping to improving the buildings energy efficiency. This cladding is made entirely from Fiber-Reinforced Polymer – a material which has not been used to this extent on buildings before – which gives it a high sheen, similar to that of a car. FRP is commonly used in the aerospace, automotive and marine industries due to its strength and lightness.

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