SCOTT, Giles Gilbert

by Giles Gilbert Scott

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.The original architectural proposal for an elevated road system by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960), complete with signature and date. The plan reveals an innovative intersection of two roads over two separate levels, complete with slip roads and a roundabout, paving the way for modern road systems. Scott created scaled plans for three structures around this time: at Bankside and Battersea in London, and the New Bodleian Library in Oxford. It corresponds most to his proposal for the Bankside development opposite St Paul s Cathedral, which also had a raised road and two intersections, but lacks the cooling tower. . . ..Scott belonged to a family of architects; his grandfather, George Gilbert Scott, designed the Albert memorial and St Pancras Station, while his father established the prominent architecture and design company Watts Co. in 1874, where Scott became second chair after his father. A remarkable aspect of Scott s career was how he rose to the technological challenges of the 20.th. C, for which his training as a church architect could hardly have prepared him . He designed both religious and secular structures, including Liverpool Cathedral, Battersea Power Station, Waterloo Bridge and the iconic Red Telephone Boxes still in use today. . . ..His style was an innovative blend of old a new, but he challenged the modernists by arguing against designs which lacked ornament due to their lack of functionality. He believed the contrast between plain surfaces and well-plac

• Binding: Hardcover

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