Sculpture gallery which unites two scales and two cultures

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The Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, England has been designed in the minimalist style by Jeremy Dixon, Edward Jones, BDP. The building uses the interiors of Georgian houses facing Cookridge Street but the entrance, through the old gable end, is a sheet of black granite. Inside, the gallery is a white space without distracting lines. Offices and study rooms are located on the upper floor and are simple and light. The tension between old and new, interior and exterior is well handled.

Art museums, 20th century AD, Architecture, Modern, Modern architecture, Leeds, England

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The art-lover's house

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Glasgow, Scotland, regarded as an artistically elite city, is where the Art Lover's House stands. Designed in 1901, by Mackintosh, the house has been constructed at a cost of 4 million pounds sterling. The house is to be used as a conference centre and annexe to the Art School. Mackintosh's design was entered for the art lover's house competition, but failed and Mackintosh left Glasgow in 1914, disillusioned. Mackintosh is seen as a means of regeneration for the Post-Modern age.

Scotland, Architecture, Postmodernism

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Squaring the circle

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Kaetsu College in Cambridge, England, is based around New Hall, a building constructed for the city's university in 1964. The design of the new areas of the building needed to take into account changes in techniques, needs and materials, but to be appropriate to the existing structure. The development includes a rotunda which provides a welcoming entrance area, along with en-suite study bedrooms and a covered walkway.

University of Cambridge

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