Wallpaper*, September 2018

The Smithson Plaza, first completed in 1964, was built for and occupied by The Economist newspaper until 2017. Wallpaper’s fashion spread set at the Smithson Plaza was taken shortly after the site re-opened in 2018, after DSDHA’s comprehensive restoration of the site that began in 2016.

With photography from Sophie Green that plays off the iconic images of the plaza taken by Michael Carapetian in 1964, the shoot reengages the chronicled Smithson Plaza as it adapts to life after The Economist. Existing now in a post-pandemic world, where working from home is the latest mode d'être, the Smithson Plaza represents a nostalgic reminder of how exciting working in the city can be.