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| Titel: | General Accident Life Headquarters, York | |
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| Autor/Ersteller: | Project Leader: Hurd Rolland Partnership, Architects (Manchester - GB) | |
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| Schlagwort: | Stock: CONSERVATION | |
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| Schlagwort: | Category: architectural heritage | |
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| Schlagwort: | Building Type: Office building | |
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| Schlagwort: | Style: Modern | |
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| Beschreibung: | The General Accident Life Headquarters are situated adjacent Lendal Bridge on the banks over the river Ouse, opposite the 13th century Guild Hall. This site, containing archaeological remains, was previously occupied by industrial buildings and subject to a wide range of complex planning constraints. General Accident Life Developments Ltd. in consultation with the Royal Fine Arts Commission and Local Planning Authority invited three prominent architects to prepare designs for their new headquarters building. The winning design by Hurd Rolland Partnership is a composition in fine grained magnesium limestone, taking for its inspiration the rich limestone detailing of the mediaeval city. Rising from the riverside with tumbling pitched roofs in green slate and roof terraces overlooking the city , it provides accommodation for some 800 staff. As the River Ouse is prone to regular flooding the lower parts of the building were designed as a water-tight envelope with all openings fitted with secondary marine doors. | |
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| Beschreibung: | Jury Citation: "For the civic contribution made by the Headquarters of General Accident Life to the sensitive architectural environment of York" | |
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| Beschreibung: | Notes: New building in a historic area | |
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| Verleger: | Organisation: Hurd Rolland Partnership, Architects (Manchester - GB) | |
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| Beitragender: | General Accident Life Developments Ltd | |
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| Datum: | Entry year: 1994 | |
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| Datum: | Project Duration: 1993 | |
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| Objekttyp: | Image | |
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| Objekttyp: | Diploma | |
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| Identifikationsnummer: | europeanheritageawards-archive.eu:2756 | |
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| Identifikationsnummer: | Registration Nr.: 94/UK/28 | |
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| Identifikationsnummer: | Intern Registration Nr.: W-1994 CON-32 GB | |
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| Identifikationsnummer: | Version Nr.: 1994132 | |
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| Digitales Objekt - Link: | https://europeanheritageawards-archive.eu/fileadmin/Bibliothek/1994/conservation/general-accident-life-headquarters-york/1-Exterior_view.jpg | |
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| Digitales Objekt - Webseite: | https://europeanheritageawards-archive.eu/laureates-1978-2018/detail/general-accident-life-headquarters-york | |
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| Referenziert: | https://europeanheritageawards-archive.eu/fileadmin/Bibliothek/1994/conservation/general-accident-life-headquarters-york/2-Exterior_view.jpg | |
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| Räumlicher Bezug: | GPS: 53°57'34.7"N 1°5'14.3"W | |
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| Räumlicher Bezug: | Town: York, North Yorkshire (England) | |
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| Räumlicher Bezug: | Street: Wellington Row | |
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| Räumlicher Bezug: | Country Name: United Kingdom | |
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| Räumlicher Bezug: | Country Shortcut: GB | |
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| ese-RightsHolder~: | European Heritage Awards Archive | |
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| Datenlieferant: | European Heritage Awards Archive | |
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| Europeana Rechte: | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ | |
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| Information |
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| OAI Archiv: | EHA | |
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| OAI Sammlung: | EHA | |
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| OAI Sammlung: | EHA:EUROPEANHERITAGEAWARDSARCHIVEEU | |
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| OAI Interne ID: | EHA:EUROPEANHERITAGEAWARDSARCHIVEEU/000000002756 | |
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| OAI Datum: | 2023-03-28T14:09:20Z | |
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