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Modernism in Metro-Land
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ICYMI, this week we published our latest mini guide, Lubetkin in London. It explores the work in the capital by the legendary modernist architect Berthold Lubetkin, who worked in London from 1933. Get your your copy here buff.ly/JdRKoVW
Modernism in Metro-Land
Stand and Clubhouse, Gower Road, Isleworth
1935
Sutcliffe and Farmer
Grandstand built for University College School Old boys Club in Isleworth. The design by Stutcliffe & Farmer features a curved cantilevered roof. The site is now a 5-a-side football centre 🥅
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Clapton Stadium
1928-1939
Owen Williams/Anthony Tripe and G.G. Wornum
A football & greyhound stadium originally opened in 1896. A new layout was overseen by Owen Williams in 1928, and a decade later a new entrance was added by Tripe and Wornum. The stadium closed in 1974 and was later demolished.
Cranbrook Estate, Roman Road
1955-65
Skinner, Bailey and Lubetkin
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Wembley Stadium
1923
Maxwell Ayrton and Owen Williams
The twin towers of Wembley Stadium, originally designed by Maxwell Ayrton and Owen Williams as part of the 1924 British Empire Exhibition, and later turned into the national football stadium until its demolition in 2002 🏆
Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Enfield
1939-53
Frank Lee and Alec Mawson
Construction began on this stadium in 1939, but was interrupted by World War Two. It was completed in 1953, and renamed for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee in 1977 ⚽️
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Grandstand, Summers Lane, Finchley
1930
Percival T. Harrison with Owen Williams
Double faced grandstand, built to overlook two pitches. The structure was designed by Finchley Borough engineer P.T. Harrison, with assistance from Owen Williams ⚽️
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Highpoint I, Highgate
1933-35
Berthold Lubetkin and Tecton
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Bevin Court, Islington
1946-54
Berthold Lubetkin and Tecton
Skinner, Bailey and Lubetkin
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