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British Schools of Thought |
| Section: THE ARTS / ARCHITECTURE |
| Author: Marcus Binney |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/1993 |
| Size: 1,871 Words, 11,555 Characters |
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Public architecture in England is enjoying a renaissance, thanks to the brilliant and varied output of the architects department of one county council. Hampshire, with its capital in the ancient cathedral city of Winchester, has done more to foster good contemporary architecture than virtually any other patron, public or private, in the country.
Here is an array of exciting, accomplished, and genuinely popular buildings unrivaled in number and variety by any other practice in the country.
Early Ambitions
It all goes back fifteen years to the arrival of Colin Stansfield Smith as county architect. He had been with the London partnership Emberton, Frank, and Tardrew. (The founder of Emberton had designed such London landmarks as Simpson's in Piccadilly and Olympia in Kensington...
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...e input and watching over the quality of details. This year brought the crowning triumph of his career, the award of the coveted annual gold medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Anyone who wants reassurance that today's architects can produce attractive, practical buildings that are a pleasure to occupy and a delight to every passerby should make a point of going to Hampshire.
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