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The Ship, Derriford

The Ship is an office building in Derriford, Plymouth, England. It was designed by Nicholas Grimshaw and is constructed of glass and steel in the form of a ship. It was the offices of The Herald and Western Morning News for many years until their move to Millbay in 2013.

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City of Plymouth, City of Plymouth, United Kingdom

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office glass steel Office building

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Nicholas Grimshaw

1939-2025 · London, England, United Kingdom

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Sir Nicholas Grimshaw was an English architect, particularly noted for several modernist buildings, including London's Waterloo International railway station and the Eden Project in Cornwall. He was president of the Royal Academy from 2004 to 2011. He was chairman of Grimshaw Architects from its foundation to 2019, wh…

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Grimshaw

bureau · New York, United States

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