Collective Impressions of Smithson Plaza: Weaving History with the Present
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ArticlePublication details: Wiley 2019Description: Vol 89, Issue 3, 2019 : (114-119 p.)Online resources:
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Architectural designSummary: Designed by Alison and Peter Smithson in the early 1960s, the former Economist Plaza in London is an icon of the modern movement. Its recent restoration by architectural firm DSDHA drew on the Smithsons’ own post‐occupancy appraisals, as well as consultation with scholars who revealed the complex's choreographed nature. What was initially a retrofit with environmental performance enhancements thus evolved into a strategy to reinstate lost dynamism. Guest‐Editors Deborah Saunt, Tom Greenall and Roberta Marcaccio – all key members of the DSDHA team – tell its story.
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Designed by Alison and Peter Smithson in the early 1960s, the former Economist Plaza in London is an icon of the modern movement. Its recent restoration by architectural firm DSDHA drew on the Smithsons’ own post‐occupancy appraisals, as well as consultation with scholars who revealed the complex's choreographed nature. What was initially a retrofit with environmental performance enhancements thus evolved into a strategy to reinstate lost dynamism. Guest‐Editors Deborah Saunt, Tom Greenall and Roberta Marcaccio – all key members of the DSDHA team – tell its story.
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