P & O Building, 122 Leadenhall Street, City of London
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| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA6447 |
| Architect/Designer | Gollins Melvin Ward & Partners
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| Artist/Photographer | Snoek, Henk (1915-1980)
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| Country | UK: England |
| City | London |
| Subject Date | 1969 |
| Image Date | 1979 |
| View | Exterior |
| Style | Modern Movement |
| Medium | Transparency |
| Library Reference | HSCT4307 |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Colour / B&W |
Colour |
| Credit |
Henk Snoek / RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
NOTES:
Also known as Indosuez House, this podium block was an exemplar of a glass-walled office building in Britain on its completion. It was demolished from the bottom-up in 2008 to make way for a new tower, nicknamed the 'Cheese Grater', designed by Sir Richard Rogers.
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Subject tags
curtain walling, office buildings, glass, steel, skyscrapers, bronze