My account
Search
Furniture
Trades Union Congress Memorial Building, Great Russell Street, London: detail of the council chamber showing the curved table
RIBA120793
NOTES: This building was awarded the RIBA Bronze Medal London Architecture for 1958. The side walls and ceiling of the council chamber are British Columbian Pine and the light fittings have been hung from the ceiling with piano wire.
Trades Union Congress Memorial Building, Great Russell Street, London: detail of the chairman's seat
RIBA120794
NOTES: This building was awarded the RIBA Bronze Medal London Architecture for 1958. The chair is Honduran mahogany, designed by the architect in consultation with Heals who made it.
Trades Union Congress Memorial Building, Great Russell Street, London: a committee room
RIBA120795
NOTES: This building was awarded the RIBA Bronze Medal London Architecture for 1958.
Trades Union Congress Memorial Building, Great Russell Street, London: detail of light fitting in one of the committee rooms
RIBA120797
NOTES: This building was awarded the RIBA Bronze Medal London Architecture for 1958. The light fitting was designed by the architect.
Bracken House, Cannon Street, City of London: the entrance hall in the old building
RIBA120894
NOTES: Bracken House was built 1955-1958 for the Financial Times by Richardson. It was one of the first post-War buildings to be listed in 1987 and in 1988-1991 the central part was rebuilt and the building refurbished by Michael Hopkins and Partners for the Obayashi Corporation.
Bracken House, Cannon Street, City of London: the boardroom
RIBA120899
NOTES: Bracken House was built 1955-1958 for the Financial Times by Richardson. It was one of the first post-War buildings to be listed in 1987 and in 1988-1991 the central part was rebuilt and the building refurbished by Michael Hopkins and Partners for the Obayashi Corporation.
Bracken House, Cannon Street, City of London: a meeting room
RIBA120900
NOTES: Bracken House was built 1955-1958 for the Financial Times by Richardson. It was one of the first post-War buildings to be listed in 1987 and in 1988-1991 the central part was rebuilt and the building refurbished by Michael Hopkins and Partners for the Obayashi Corporation.
Royal Institute of British Architects, 66 Portland Place, London: the Aston Webb committee room
RIBA120934
NOTES: The walls are lined in pale buff leather in a series of squares and Indian laurel wood has been used for the joinery in doors, architraves and skirtings. The table is the original Council Room table from No. 9 Conduit Street, the previous RIBA headquarters.
Royal Institute of British Architects, 66 Portland Place, London: detail of the wall light and frieze in the fourth-floor lobby to the council chamber
RIBA120942
NOTES: The reliefs by Morris Weidman represent various matters connected with the building, such as 'architects in conference', 'study in the library', 'the ascending lifts' and 'building work in progress'.