Willis Building, Ipswich
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The Willis Building in Ipswich is a landmark modernist office building designed by architect Norman Foster, noted for its pioneering glass curtain wall and open-plan interior.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Willis Building Ipswich | 1 |
| Willis Building, Ipswich canonical | 1 |
| Willis building, Ipswich | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3797431 — 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: Willis Building, Ipswich Context triple: [Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters, streetAddress, Willis Building, Ipswich]
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A.
Ipswich Museum
Ipswich Museum is a local history and natural history museum in Ipswich, England, known for its collections ranging from archaeology and social history to geology and zoology.
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B.
Norwich City Hall
Norwich City Hall is the historic municipal government building serving the city of Norwich in eastern Connecticut.
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C.
St Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich
St Mary-le-Tower in Ipswich is a historic Anglican parish church that serves as the civic church of the town and is noted for its prominent tower and rich musical tradition.
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D.
Cambridge City Hall
Cambridge City Hall is the main municipal government building and administrative center serving the city of Cambridge, Ontario.
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E.
Danvers Town Hall
Danvers Town Hall is the historic municipal building that serves as the center of local government and civic administration for the town of Danvers, Massachusetts.
- 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: Willis Building, Ipswich Target entity description: The Willis Building in Ipswich is a landmark modernist office building designed by architect Norman Foster, noted for its pioneering glass curtain wall and open-plan interior.
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A.
Ipswich Museum
Ipswich Museum is a local history and natural history museum in Ipswich, England, known for its collections ranging from archaeology and social history to geology and zoology.
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B.
Norwich City Hall
Norwich City Hall is the historic municipal government building serving the city of Norwich in eastern Connecticut.
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C.
St Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich
St Mary-le-Tower in Ipswich is a historic Anglican parish church that serves as the civic church of the town and is noted for its prominent tower and rich musical tradition.
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D.
Cambridge City Hall
Cambridge City Hall is the main municipal government building and administrative center serving the city of Cambridge, Ontario.
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E.
Danvers Town Hall
Danvers Town Hall is the historic municipal building that serves as the center of local government and civic administration for the town of Danvers, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial building
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listed building ⓘ modernist building ⓘ office building ⓘ |
| address | Friars Street, Ipswich ⓘ |
| architect |
Foster Associates
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Norman Foster ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
High-tech architecture
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Modernism ⓘ |
| awarded |
RIBA Awards
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surface form:
RIBA Award
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| category |
Buildings and structures in Ipswich
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Grade I listed office buildings ⓘ High-tech architecture in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| client |
Willis Faber and Dumas
ⓘ
Willis Group Holdings ⓘ
surface form:
Willis Group
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| completionDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor | insurance company offices ⓘ |
| floorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| function | office headquarters ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
atrium
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curved plan form ⓘ internal escalators ⓘ open-plan office floors ⓘ |
| hasLighting | daylit interior via glass façade ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
concrete
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glass ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| hasPublicAccess | limited ⓘ |
| hasRoof | roof garden ⓘ |
| hasTenant |
Towers Watson
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surface form:
Willis Towers Watson
|
| hasView | River Gipping ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Ipswich ⓘ Suffolk ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Willis Faber and Dumas ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
black glass façade
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glass curtain wall ⓘ open-plan interior ⓘ roof garden ⓘ |
| owner |
Towers Watson
ⓘ
surface form:
Willis Towers Watson
|
| significance |
early example of high-tech office architecture in the UK
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landmark building in Ipswich ⓘ pioneering use of glass curtain wall in British office design ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Willis Building, Ipswich Description of subject: The Willis Building in Ipswich is a landmark modernist office building designed by architect Norman Foster, noted for its pioneering glass curtain wall and open-plan interior.
Referenced by (3)
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Willis building, Ipswich
this entity surface form:
Willis Building Ipswich