Hillingdon Civic Centre

View of part of the Civic Centre

Hillingdon Civic Centre is the headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon, located in Uxbridge. It was designed by Andrew Derbyshire and is one of the most famous buildings in the British neo-vernacular style.[1][2][3][4] It was planned from 1970, built from 1973 onwards and opened in stages after 1976 with a formal opening in April 1979.[5]

Derbyshire's design made extensive use of brick and tile, to pay homage to traditional homely brick architecture of nearby buildings and suburban developments that were "indigenous to the borough".[6][7] It is locally listed.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Charles Jencks (2002). The New Paradigm in Architecture: The Language of Post-modernism. Yale University Press. pp. 68–9. ISBN 978-0-300-09513-5.
  2. ↑ Dennis J. De Witt; Elizabeth R. De Witt (1987). Modern Architecture in Europe: A Guide to Buildings Since the Industrial Revolution. Penguin Group USA. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-525-24415-8.
  3. ↑ Thom Gorst (2 September 2003). The Buildings Around Us. Taylor & Francis. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-135-82328-3.
  4. ↑ Raphael Samuel (11 September 2012). Theatres of Memory: Past and Present in Contemporary Culture. Verso Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-84467-935-5.
  5. ↑ "About the Civic Centre". London Borough of Hillingdon. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Andrew Rosen (2003). The Transformation of British Life 1950-2000: A Social History. Manchester University Press. pp. 136–8. ISBN 978-0-7190-6612-2.
  7. ↑ Bridget Cherry; Nikolaus Pevsner (1 March 1991). London 3: North West. Yale University Press. pp. 359–360. ISBN 978-0-300-09652-1.
  8. ↑ "Locally listed buildings in Uxbridge". London Borough of Hillingdon. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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