Giles Gilbert Scott Essays

  • Tit hall

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    1910, followed by the Thornton Building. Both face the Lawn, adopting a gorgeous red brick Victorian Elizabethan revival style with classical trim. North Court has some surviving original fabric but is now dominated by Gothic work from Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. Idyllic setting The award winning Jerwood Library, built in 1999, sits in an idyllic setting overhanging the River Cam and manages to look both modern and ancient at the same time. Traditional materials and methods have been used by Freeland

  • Tourist Britain: Blending Tradition and Modernity

    784 Words  | 2 Pages

    tradition have no hints of modernity. These traditional objects or events serve no purpose but to attract tourists and perpetuate the tourist industries. One example is the hot, iconic red telephone booth with the rounded roof. Designed in 1924 by Giles Gilbert Scott and revamped in 1935, the booths once served as an integral part of communications (The Telephone Box). Today, in the age of e-mail, Facebook, and texting, the telephone booths have lost their purpose. The 11,000 remaining booths mainly serve