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1975 In Architecture
The year 1975 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * Planned residential development of Noak Bridge in the Borough of Basildon (England), designed by George Garrard and Maurice Naunton, begins. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * June 10 – Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, designed by Josep Lluís Sert. * June 25 – Addleshaw Tower at Chester Cathedral in England, designed by George Pace. * June 28 – Sir Thomas White Building, St John's College, Oxford, England, designed by Philip Dowson of Arup Associates. * c. September – Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago, designed by Harry Weese. * October 10 – Afrikaans Language Monument, Paarl, South Africa. * December 10 – General Artigas Bridge, Uruguay River, Uruguay. * Worth Abbey church in West Sussex, England, designed by Francis Pollen, consecrated. * Malmö Konsthall in Sweden, designed by Klas Anshelm. Buildings completed * Frank House, also known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noak Bridge
Noak Bridge is a housing estate in the civil parish of Laindon in Basildon, Essex. The estate takes its name from the bridge over the River Crouch at the foot of nearby Noak Hill. Prior to its development most of the area was secondary woodland that had developed on the site of previous plotlands known as 'Central Park'. The continued use of South African street names in part of the area reflects the street names in the previous development. When people first moved into Noak Bridge the area was often popularly referred to as 'Wash Road', or the 'Wash Road Estate' after the road on its northern boundary, which in turn took its name from the 'wash' or ford that has now been replaced by a bridge just before the road's junction with Harding Elms Road. Part of that secondary woodland survives as Noak Bridge Nature Reserve. Noak Bridge is a rare example of a post-war, social housing estate that has been designated a Conservation Are First planned in the 1970s as part of Basildon new to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
