Tag: Brutalism
70. 1 New Oxford Street and The Standard Hotel
1 New Oxford Street is an office refurbishment with works to the building envelope and internal structure and layout. Designed originally by French architect La Fontaine, it was heavily influenced by the Art Deco era and Beaux Arts.
64. Modernist Brighton
Salads visited on Brighton Pride weekend. We visited three schemes; Hove Town Hall, Parkgate Span housing and Embassy Court.
51. Camden Modernist Housing
Five architects/ engineers including Neave Brown formed a housing association to address the issues of high rise housing in the borough and propose a better model. They borrowed a 100% loan from Camden Council and built these five houses. The design conformed to local housing standards.
45. Modernist Oxford
SaLADS were fortunate to have special access to a number of Oxford Modernist masterpieces including Arne Jacobsen's St Catherine's college, and Powell and Moya's Wolfson College both listed and with award winning recent extensions.
9. Balfron Tower
Balfron Tower, Erno Goldfinger’s 27 storey counterpoint to his West London Trellick tower stands in the shadow of Canary Wharf.