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About Simon Silver

About Simon Silver

Simon Silver is a main board Director of Derwent London Plc. One of the Co-founders of Derwent Valley Holdings, Simon is now a consultant to the company in an advisory capacity in respect of the Derwent development pipeline. Simon is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Golden Oldie

Buildings I love

Buildings I love

Originally published December 2017.  The Barcelona Pavilion, by Mies van der Rohe. Over many years of working on numerous projects, I have always drawn inspiration from the...

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The Architect

It’s all in the finish

It’s all in the finish

At 80 Charlotte Street in Fitzrovia, Derwent London’s largest development to date, we have made a substantial commitment to ‘handmade’ materials and finishes. The fact that we...

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The Architect

A king among cloud busters

A king among cloud busters

This article was originally published in March 2019. How a whisky magnate’s daughter fought to build a skyscraper that still takes the breath away.  I must confess that I am not...

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