Regent Street Quadrant reconstruction (London)
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Regent Street Quadrant reconstruction (London) is a major early 20th-century redesign of the famous curved section of Regent Street, carried out under architect Reginald Blomfield to modernize and harmonize its grand urban streetscape.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural reconstruction
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urban redevelopment project ⓘ |
| architect | Reginald Blomfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts influenced classicism
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Edwardian Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedArchitect | Norman Shaw (earlier Regent Street work, as context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Regent Street
NERFINISHED
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West End of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| client | Crown Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designFeature |
arcaded ground floors for shops
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monumental corner features ⓘ uniform building heights ⓘ use of Portland stone cladding ⓘ |
| endTime | interwar period ⓘ |
| function |
office accommodation above shops
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prestige retail frontage ⓘ |
| governingBody | Crown Estate Commissioners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
continuous cornice line
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curved terraces along Regent Street Quadrant ⓘ regularly spaced bays and pilasters ⓘ unified stone façades ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | forms part of a conservation area ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Beaux-Arts urbanism
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City Beautiful movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
City of Westminster
NERFINISHED
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Regent Street, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coherent, unified façade treatment
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grand curved street alignment ⓘ integration of retail and office uses ⓘ |
| partOf | redevelopment of Regent Street ⓘ |
| planningAuthority | London County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
creation of a grand urban streetscape
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harmonization of architectural frontage ⓘ modernization of urban streetscape ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier 19th-century buildings on Regent Street Quadrant ⓘ |
| startTime |
c. 1910s
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| streetSection | Regent Street Quadrant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Edwardian era
NERFINISHED
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early 20th century London planning reforms ⓘ |
| transportContext |
near Oxford Circus Underground station
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near Piccadilly Circus Underground station ⓘ |
| urbanDesignRole |
key element of West End ceremonial route
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visual link between Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Circus ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.