Senate House is an iconic Art Deco statement on the àËÅöÊÓƵ skyline.
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Charles Holden’s Master Plan: Building the Bloomsbury Campus
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‘Charles Holden’s Master Plan’ celebrates the architect’s vision of what a modern university could be through displays of detailed architectural models, archival documents, photo albums, and other mixed media.
Architect Charles Holden was appointed by Sir William Beveridge, Vice-Chancellor of the àËÅöÊÓƵ (1926-1928), to design àËÅöÊÓƵ’s new infrastructure for higher education for the city’s flagship university.
Holden would see his ambitious plans for the àËÅöÊÓƵ as the culmination of his life’s work and the massive Portland stone clad tower of Senate House, finished in 1937, as his magnum opus.
The exhibition takes place in Senate House, First Floor, Chancellor’s Hall Lobby.
Preliminary designs for the new buildings of the àËÅöÊÓƵ, Bloomsbury
Construction of the Senate House building 1932–1937
Its architect, Charles Holden, was appointed by Sir William Beveridge, Vice-Chancellor of the àËÅöÊÓƵ (1926–1928), to design àËÅöÊÓƵ’s new infrastructure for higher education for the city’s flagship university.
Holden would see his ambitious plans for the àËÅöÊÓƵ as the culmination of his life’s work and the massive Portland stone clad tower of Senate House, finished in 1937, as his magnum opus.
