This case study was presented as part of the History of British Architecture module at the Bartlett School of Architecture.
The work takes the form of a fold out pamphlet. You can download the full PDF here.
[...] London’s Lloyd’s Building has been described as a ‘mechanical cathedral’, a ‘heroic’ monument to modernism built during one of ‘modernism most vulnerable periods.’ The audacity of the project indeed contrasts post-modernist buildings of the same period and the tendency for symbolic historical collage. Yet the Lloyd’s Building, despite it’s alignment with the high-tech movement and functionalism, is described by Richard Rogers as ‘history conscious’. Alhough not evident at first sight, the building does draw on its historical and immediate urban context. The project’s distinctive ‘inside-out’ scheme, despite of all criticism, has contributed to its consecration as a modern icon. It is rightfully considered one of the most significant buildings in London, and without much exaggeration one of the most important work of architecture of the 20th century [...]
