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Senate House Tower — the Capital's First Skyscraper

Senate House Tower — the Capital's First Skyscraper AbstractThis article follows the ideology of the architect Charles Holden through his exploitation of space above and below ground: from his achievement in the design of Senate House Tower, for many years the tallest secular building in London, to his substantial contribution to the London Underground. As a designer, Charles Holden's legacy has become integral to the identity of London. Having become appropriated in film, literature and the visual arts, buildings and interiors designed by Holden have acquired a certain indelible significance. Jane Boyd is an installation artist whose work is often directly born of a specific architectural location such as the Pantheon in Rome and more recently, as this article reveals, Senate House Tower in London. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The London Journal: A Review of Metropolitan Society Past and Present Taylor & Francis

Senate House Tower — the Capital's First Skyscraper

Senate House Tower — the Capital's First Skyscraper


Abstract

AbstractThis article follows the ideology of the architect Charles Holden through his exploitation of space above and below ground: from his achievement in the design of Senate House Tower, for many years the tallest secular building in London, to his substantial contribution to the London Underground. As a designer, Charles Holden's legacy has become integral to the identity of London. Having become appropriated in film, literature and the visual arts, buildings and interiors designed by Holden have acquired a certain indelible significance. Jane Boyd is an installation artist whose work is often directly born of a specific architectural location such as the Pantheon in Rome and more recently, as this article reveals, Senate House Tower in London.

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Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Copyright
© 2008 Maney Publishing
ISSN
1749-6322
eISSN
0305-8034
DOI
10.1179/174963208X347718
Publisher site
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Abstract

AbstractThis article follows the ideology of the architect Charles Holden through his exploitation of space above and below ground: from his achievement in the design of Senate House Tower, for many years the tallest secular building in London, to his substantial contribution to the London Underground. As a designer, Charles Holden's legacy has become integral to the identity of London. Having become appropriated in film, literature and the visual arts, buildings and interiors designed by Holden have acquired a certain indelible significance. Jane Boyd is an installation artist whose work is often directly born of a specific architectural location such as the Pantheon in Rome and more recently, as this article reveals, Senate House Tower in London.

Journal

The London Journal: A Review of Metropolitan Society Past and PresentTaylor & Francis

Published: Nov 1, 2008

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