Tecton
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Tecton was a pioneering British modernist architectural practice active in the 1930s and 1940s, known for its innovative use of concrete and influential social housing and public building designs.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tecton canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural practice
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modernist architectural practice ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
International Style
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Modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Finsbury Borough Council
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London County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Britain
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designApproach |
functionalism
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socially progressive planning ⓘ |
| dissolvedInDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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social housing ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Berthold Lubetkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Berthold Lubetkin
NERFINISHED
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Denys Lasdun NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Skinner NERFINISHED ⓘ Godfrey Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ John Attenborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Lindsay Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Dugdale NERFINISHED ⓘ Val Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
British modernist architecture
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post-war British social housing ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| movement |
British avant-garde architecture
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European modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative use of reinforced concrete
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integration of architecture and social reform ideals ⓘ public building design ⓘ social housing design ⓘ zoo architecture innovations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Elephant House, London Zoo
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Finsbury Health Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Gorilla House, London Zoo NERFINISHED ⓘ Hallfield Estate (early design work) NERFINISHED ⓘ Highpoint I NERFINISHED ⓘ Highpoint II NERFINISHED ⓘ Penguin Pool, London Zoo NERFINISHED ⓘ Priory Green Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ Spa Green Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ Whipsnade Zoo buildings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMaterial | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
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