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Yes. Milton Gate by Denys Lasdun, Squire & Partners. There is a naughty reference to Mackintosh's Glasgow School of Art on one of the side elevations.
ReplyDeleteDo you rate it LR? Or is it the Lasdun Building that dare not speak it's name?
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ReplyDeleteSorry for the tardy reply - was out of the country for a few weeks.
ReplyDeleteI think it is an interesting building but has to count as an honourable failure. Given that the overall design was a high energy efficiency triple glazed skin, Lasdun was obviously constrained on how much he could modulate the facade.