Europa Building, London Airport: the central staircase from the concourse to the balcony lounge of the passenger handling building
Architect/Designer | Gibberd, Sir Frederick (1908-1984) |
Artist/Photographer | Galwey, Reginald Hugo de Burgh (1917-1971) |
Country | UK: England |
City | London |
Subject Date | 1955 |
Image Date | 1955 |
View | Interior |
Style | Modern Movement |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | AP256/245 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Cladding ; Marble ; Stairs ; Halls ; Airports |
NOTES: Designed for short-haul flights, this building, together with the Queen's Building (demolished in 2009) and the air traffic control building, was one of the original airport buildings designed by Frederick Gibberd for the Ministry of Transport. It was renamed Terminal 2 in 1968. London Aiport was renamed Heathrow in 1966.
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