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Architects' Co-Partnership
The Architects' Co-Partnership (ACP) is a firm of English architects, founded in 1939 as the Architects' Cooperative Partnership by recent graduates of the Architectural Association School of Architecture. It encouraged teamwork, and set out to be a practice in which all members would be equal. Its notable buildings include: * Brynmawr rubber factory (Michael Powers, 1946–52, with Ove Arup), the first post-war building to receive listed status * Danegrove Primary School (1949–50) * Dunelm House, Durham (Richard Raines and Michael Powers, 1966) * St John's College, Oxford#North Quadrangle, "Beehives", St John's College, Oxford (Michael Powers, 1958–60), the first modern student accommodation at the University of Oxford * St Paul's Cathedral School, London (Leo de Syllas and Michael Powers, 1962–7) * University of Essex, Colchester (Kenneth Capon, 1964) * Trinity College, Cambridge#Other courts, Wolfson Building, Trinity College, Cambridge (1968–72) * Levi Strauss & Co. UK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architectural Association School Of Architecture
The Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, commonly referred to as the AA, is the oldest Independent school (United Kingdom), independent school of architecture in the UK and one of the most prestigious and competitive in the world. Its wide-ranging programme of exhibitions, lectures, academic conference, symposia and publications have given it a central position in global discussions and developments within contemporary architectural culture. History The Architectural Association was founded in 1847 as an alternative to the practice of training aspiring young men by apprenticeship to established architects. This practice offered no guarantee for educational quality or professional standards, and there was a belief that the system was open to Conflict of interest, vested interests, abuse, dishonesty and incompetence.Edward BottomsIntroductory lecture to AA Archives February 2010 This situation led two articled pupils, Robert Kerr (architect), Robert Kerr ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brynmawr Rubber Factory
The Brynmawr rubber factory is a now-demolished building which was situated in Brynmawr in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. It was designed and constructed between 1946 and 1952 by the Architects' Co-Partnership, a group of architecture alumni from the Architectural Association in London, in collaboration with engineer Ove Arup. Featuring a nine-domed concrete ceiling, the building was part of the "Festival of Britain period" in architecture and became the first post-war building to receive listed status, with a Grade-II* designation in 1986. Despite this status, the building was demolished in 2001 leaving only the boiler house intact, and the site is now occupied by housing and a superstore. The building was commissioned by the industrialist Lord James Forrester for Enfield Cables, of which he was a director. Forrester had been part of the pre-war Brynmawr Experiment, which aimed to revive the town following the Great Depression. His desire for regeneration led to his decision to situate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ove Arup
Sir Ove Nyquist Arup, CBE, MICE, MIStructE, FCIOB (16 April 1895 – 5 February 1988) was an English engineer who founded Arup Group Limited, a multinational corporation that offers engineering, design, planning, project management, and consulting services for building systems.Jones, 2006. Ove Arup is considered to be among the foremost architectural structural engineers of his time. Personal life and education Arup was born in Newcastle, England, in 1895, to the Danish veterinary surgeon Jens Simon Johannes Arup and his Norwegian wife, Mathilde Bolette Nyquist. Arup attended the Sorø Academy in Denmark, a boarding school with many influences from Thomas Arnold of the Rugby School in the United Kingdom. In 1913, he began studying philosophy at University of Copenhagen and in 1918 enrolled for an engineering degree at the Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, specialising in reinforced concrete. He completed his studies in 1922. At this time Ove Arup was influen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danegrove Primary School
Danegrove Primary School, formerly Littlegrove Mixed School and Oakland School, is a primary school in East Barnet in north London. It is on two sites, Ridgeway Avenue and Windsor Drive. The school buildings at Ridgeway Avenue, which joins Daneland, are grade II listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ... with Historic England. History Ridgeway Avenue The school at Ridgeway Avenue was constructed in 1949-50 to a design by the Architects' Co-Partnership using a steel frame and precast concrete panels and coloured panel infill. It used a Hills 8' 3" system as specified by Hertfordshire County Council. The assembly hall includes an important mural by Fred Millett, now covered, who also designed for London Transport. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
