Lloyd's building

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high-tech architecture building landmark office building skyscraper

The Lloyd's building is a landmark high-tech office building in London, known for its radical "inside-out" design with services such as staircases and ducts exposed on the exterior.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Lloyd’s building	5
Lloyd's building canonical	4
1928 Lloyd's building	1
Lloyd's Register building	1
Lloyd’s of London offices on Leadenhall Street	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1297466 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lloyd's building
Context triple: [Ove Arup & Partners, notableWork, Lloyd's building]

A. William Stone Building
The William Stone Building is a prominent modernist residential and teaching block at Peterhouse, Cambridge, known for its distinctive architectural style and views over the college gardens.
B. Royal Liver Building
The Royal Liver Building is an iconic early 20th-century waterfront office building in Liverpool, England, famed for its twin clock towers topped by mythical Liver Bird sculptures and its role as a symbol of the city.
C. Exchange Tower
Exchange Tower is a prominent office skyscraper in Toronto’s financial district that serves as the headquarters of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
D. The Exchange Tower
The Exchange Tower is a prominent commercial skyscraper in Dubai’s Business Bay district, known for its modern office spaces and views of the city’s skyline.
E. Prudential Tower
Prudential Tower is a prominent skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts, known for its observation deck and role as a key feature of the city’s skyline.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lloyd's building
Target entity description: The Lloyd's building is a landmark high-tech office building in London, known for its radical "inside-out" design with services such as staircases and ducts exposed on the exterior.

A. William Stone Building
The William Stone Building is a prominent modernist residential and teaching block at Peterhouse, Cambridge, known for its distinctive architectural style and views over the college gardens.
B. Royal Liver Building
The Royal Liver Building is an iconic early 20th-century waterfront office building in Liverpool, England, famed for its twin clock towers topped by mythical Liver Bird sculptures and its role as a symbol of the city.
C. Exchange Tower
Exchange Tower is a prominent office skyscraper in Toronto’s financial district that serves as the headquarters of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
D. The Exchange Tower
The Exchange Tower is a prominent commercial skyscraper in Dubai’s Business Bay district, known for its modern office spaces and views of the city’s skyline.
E. Prudential Tower
Prudential Tower is a prominent skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts, known for its observation deck and role as a key feature of the city’s skyline.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	high-tech architecture building ⓘ landmark ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ
architect	Richard Rogers ⓘ
architecturalFirm	Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners ⓘ surface form: Richard Rogers Partnership
architecturalStyle	Bowellism ⓘ High-tech architecture ⓘ
awarded	RIBA Awards ⓘ surface form: RIBA Award
category	Buildings and structures in the City of London ⓘ High-tech architecture in the United Kingdom ⓘ Skyscraper office buildings in London ⓘ
city	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
completionDate	1986 ⓘ
coordinateLocation	51.5125°N 0.0829°W ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
designFeature	external ducts ⓘ external lifts ⓘ external staircases ⓘ inside-out design ⓘ services exposed on exterior ⓘ
elevatorCount	12 ⓘ
floorCount	14 ⓘ
function	insurance market headquarters ⓘ
hasPart	central atrium ⓘ external service towers ⓘ glass lifts ⓘ underwriting room ⓘ
height	95 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	2011 ⓘ
heritageStatus	Grade I listed building ⓘ
locatedIn	City of London ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London United Kingdom ⓘ
materialUsed	concrete ⓘ glass ⓘ stainless steel ⓘ
notableFor	iconic London skyline presence ⓘ radical high-tech design ⓘ services placed on exterior ⓘ
occupant	Lloyd’s of London ⓘ surface form: Lloyd's of London
openingDate	1986 ⓘ
owner	Lloyd’s of London ⓘ surface form: Lloyd's of London
replaced	Lloyd's building self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 1928 Lloyd's building
startDateOfConstruction	1978 ⓘ
streetAddress	1 Lime Street ⓘ

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