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The Lloyds Building

Monday, February 2nd, 2009


Image © Will Pearson.

Louis Khan, architect in 1950s America believed that ‘design habits leading to the concealment of structure have no place’. Khan was an instrumental influence in the ‘High Tech’ (hi tech) style of architecture, where buildings appear inside out.

In 1978, Richard Rogers was awarded the project of designing a new headquarters for Lloyds of London. (more…)