The Tecton Group was a radical architectural group co-founded by Berthold Lubetkin, Francis Skinner, Denys Lasdun, Michael Dugdale, Anthony Chitty, Val Harding, Godfrey Samuel, and Lindsay Drake in 1932 and disbanded in 1939.[1][2] The group was one of the leaders in bringing continental modernism to Britain.
Tecton Group
The Highpoint II apartment building designed by the group
The group's first commission was the 1932-1934 Gorilla House in the London Zoo in Regent's Park. After the successful completion of the Gorilla House, the group designed a penguin pool for the zoo, which contained a unique double helix-shaped walkway without intermediate supports for the penguins and a large swimming area. The group's successes at the London Zoo resulted in their designing two other zoos: Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire and Dudley Zoo in West Midlands. The group then designed the Highpoint I tower, an apartment complex in Highgate. The complex set a new standard for luxury in city life, even though it was originally intended for working-class residents. The group later designed the Highpoint II tower on an adjacent piece of land, which was even more luxurious than its predecessor. After completing Highpoint I, Tecton received a commission for the Finsbury Health Centre. This was the first public commission granted to a modernist architecture group. The building was created with the intention of improving public health through its construction, by creating a positive atmosphere and encouraging patrons to enjoy the outdoors through murals. The Borough of Finsbury was impressed with the Health Centre and commissioned Tecton to work on several housing projects in the borough.
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Skinner, Bailey and Lubetkin continued to work together on projects including the Dorset Estate and Sivill House.
Referencesedit
^Searing, Helen (2004). "Lasdun, (Sir) Denys 1914-2001". In Sennott, R. Stephen (ed.). Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture. Vol. 2. Taylor & Francis. p. 754. ISBN1579582435.
^Wilson, Andrew (2020). "The Tecton Group and Architects' Group: Residues of Collective Practice". In Wyatt, Victoria Jackson; Leach, Andrew; Stickells, Lee (eds.). Proceedings of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand(PDF). Vol. 36. Sydney: SAHANZ. pp. 430–440.
^Tom Wilkinson, Bricks & Mortals: Ten Great Buildings and the People They Made, 2014, ISBN1620406314, p. 283; incorrectly translated as 'architecture'
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Short film on Tecton's buildings at Dudley Zoo
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tecton, group, radical, architectural, group, founded, berthold, lubetkin, francis, skinner, denys, lasdun, michael, dugdale, anthony, chitty, harding, godfrey, samuel, lindsay, drake, 1932, disbanded, 1939, group, leaders, bringing, continental, modernism, br. The Tecton Group was a radical architectural group co founded by Berthold Lubetkin Francis Skinner Denys Lasdun Michael Dugdale Anthony Chitty Val Harding Godfrey Samuel and Lindsay Drake in 1932 and disbanded in 1939 1 2 The group was one of the leaders in bringing continental modernism to Britain Tecton GroupThe Highpoint II apartment building designed by the groupPractice informationKey architectsBerthold Lubetkin Francis Skinner Denys Lasdun Godfrey Samuel Lindsay DrakeFounded1932Dissolved1939Significant works and honorsBuildingsHighpoint Towers Finsbury Health CentreTecton is short for architecton from the Greek ἀrxitektwn master builder architect 3 Contents 1 History 2 After Tecton 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe group s first commission was the 1932 1934 Gorilla House in the London Zoo in Regent s Park After the successful completion of the Gorilla House the group designed a penguin pool for the zoo which contained a unique double helix shaped walkway without intermediate supports for the penguins and a large swimming area The group s successes at the London Zoo resulted in their designing two other zoos Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire and Dudley Zoo in West Midlands The group then designed the Highpoint I tower an apartment complex in Highgate The complex set a new standard for luxury in city life even though it was originally intended for working class residents The group later designed the Highpoint II tower on an adjacent piece of land which was even more luxurious than its predecessor After completing Highpoint I Tecton received a commission for the Finsbury Health Centre This was the first public commission granted to a modernist architecture group The building was created with the intention of improving public health through its construction by creating a positive atmosphere and encouraging patrons to enjoy the outdoors through murals The Borough of Finsbury was impressed with the Health Centre and commissioned Tecton to work on several housing projects in the borough After Tecton editSkinner Bailey and Lubetkin continued to work together on projects including the Dorset Estate and Sivill House References edit Searing Helen 2004 Lasdun Sir Denys 1914 2001 In Sennott R Stephen ed Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture Vol 2 Taylor amp Francis p 754 ISBN 1579582435 Wilson Andrew 2020 The Tecton Group and Architects Group Residues of Collective Practice In Wyatt Victoria Jackson Leach Andrew Stickells Lee eds Proceedings of the Society of Architectural Historians Australia and New Zealand PDF Vol 36 Sydney SAHANZ pp 430 440 Tom Wilkinson Bricks amp Mortals Ten Great Buildings and the People They Made 2014 ISBN 1620406314 p 283 incorrectly translated as architecture External links editDesign Museum Berthold Lubetkin Short film on Tecton s buildings at Dudley Zoo nbsp This article about a company of the UK is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a United Kingdom architect or firm of architects is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tecton Group amp oldid 1190115182, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
