Stirling and Gowan
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Stirling and Gowan was an influential mid-20th-century British architectural partnership known for its bold, modernist designs and innovative use of form and materials.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stirling and Gowan canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British architectural firm
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architectural partnership ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| architect |
James Gowan
NERFINISHED
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James Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaborationWith | University of Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1963 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1963 ⓘ |
| field | architecture ⓘ |
| genre |
educational architecture
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residential architecture ⓘ |
| hasMember |
James Gowan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Stirling & Gowan office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage |
important in the history of modern architecture in Britain
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key example of British Brutalism ⓘ |
| influenced |
later generations of British architects
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post-war British architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bold modernist designs
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innovative use of form ⓘ innovative use of materials ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| movement |
Brutalism
NERFINISHED
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Modernism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Engineering Building, University of Leicester
NERFINISHED
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Hambledeon Crescent (unbuilt schemes and housing studies) NERFINISHED ⓘ Langham House Close NERFINISHED ⓘ Preston Housing studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedInto |
James Gowan (independent practice)
NERFINISHED
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James Stirling (independent practice) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantProject |
Engineering Building, University of Leicester
NERFINISHED
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Langham House Close, Twickenham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1956 ⓘ |
| style |
exposed materials
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expressive structural forms ⓘ sculptural massing ⓘ |
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