The Economist Building (with Alison Smithson)
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The Economist Building is a landmark Modernist office complex in London, renowned for its elegant cluster of towers and refined urban design by architects Peter and Alison Smithson.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Economist Building (as design collaborators) | 1 |
| The Economist Building (with Alison Smithson) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Modernist architecture
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commercial building ⓘ office building complex ⓘ |
| architect |
Alison Smithson
NERFINISHED
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Peter Smithson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | Alison and Peter Smithson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalMovement | New Brutalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in the City of Westminster
ⓘ
Grade II* listed office buildings ⓘ Modernist office buildings in London ⓘ |
| city | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| client | The Economist Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1964 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticReception | widely praised by architectural critics ⓘ |
| designPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| feature |
carefully scaled urban composition
ⓘ
cluster of three slender towers ⓘ pedestrian podium ⓘ raised plaza ⓘ |
| function | office use ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
medium‑height office block
ⓘ
smaller residential or club block ⓘ tall office tower ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed building ⓘ |
| includedIn | canonical works of Alison and Peter Smithson ⓘ |
| influenced | later high‑rise office design in London ⓘ |
| location | St James's, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
Portland stone
ⓘ
glass ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| neighbourhood | St James's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elegant proportions
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integration with historic St James's context ⓘ refined urban design ⓘ |
| numberOfTowers | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| planningConcept | tower‑and‑plaza ensemble ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | landmark of post‑war British Modernism ⓘ |
| street | St James's Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Modernist ⓘ |
| urbanRole | creation of a new public space off St James's Street ⓘ |
| use | headquarters of The Economist (historical) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Economist Building (as design collaborators)