King's Cross Station

One thing that really appeals to me is interiors that break with traditional straight-line design and that embrace an organic, curved aesthetic. Computer technology has allowed for such extravagances, creating models built on mathematical paradigms that both please a desire for symmetry and economy, and creature bold, adventurous spaces. Train stations have always been one of my favourite places to be, because they are cathedrals of buzzing excitement, centres of activity and cores of far-reaching dreams of travel (more so than even airports). So I was thrilled to visit the new King's Cross station, shortly after it opened, to discover its amazing interior. Originally built in 1852, it somehow fused the old and the new together in a highly pleasing and exciting way. For me, it was another futuristic experience, where even the humdrum experience of waiting for a train took on a dramatic, theatrical expression. Though the people here are ostensibly looking at the departures board, I feel many of them (like me) are just as much admiring the glorious ceiling above, feeling a little that travel again has the thrill of a heightened experience. Location: London, England