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Owen Williams

Wembley Park HA9 0AA

Built ten years after his work on the Empire Exhibition buildings and the Empire Stadium (the original Wembley Stadium), Williams’ design for the 1934 Empire Games shows a leap forward in design. This structure, featuring three concrete span arches measuring seventy-two metres with exterior supporting fins, and boxy water towers, has a fortress-like air. Despite this it has come to be somewhat of a national treasure after its conversion to a popular concert venue, and marks the high point of Williams’ journey from engineer to architect.