Tag: Public building
27. Tate Britain
The SaLADS headed down to Pimlico to take a look at Tate Britain, and the various interventions made more recently by James Stirling and Caruso St John.
19. The National Theatre
This visit started with a talk by Barnabas Calder on architect Sir Denys Lasdun and the design of the National Theatre. Lasdun was appointed to design the building in 1963 with no previous experience in theatre design.
12. De la Warr Pavilion
It is said that the De La Warr Pavilion in its typology was a pre-cursor to the Southbank - a ‘People’ Palace’ which would provide culture and entertainment to the masses.