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Gorilla House, London Zoo, view of the outdoor cage with a rotating wall that may be closed in winter

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Description: Gorilla House, London Zoo, view of the outdoor cage with a rotating wall that may be...
TitleGorilla House, London Zoo, view of the outdoor cage with a rotating wall that may be closed in winter
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1932–1933
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete, steel
LocationLondon
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsArchitecture--England--LondonZoo exhibitsArchitecture, Modern--20th century
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Berthold Lubetkin
(1901–1990)
Kenneth Frampton
Description: The Other Modern Movement: Architecture, 1920–1970
The Other Modern Movement: Architecture, 1920–1970
Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 1901, into an entrepreneurial Jewish family engaged in marketing scientific instruments, Lubetkin was educated in St. Petersburg and Moscow...
Author
Kenneth Frampton
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2021 by Kenneth Frampton
Related print edition pages: pp.160-179
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00324.12
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-22942&redirecttoanchor=82991
Chapter subject tags:Architecture, Modern--20th centuryBuildings, Reinforced concreteLubetkin, Berthold, 1901-1990Highpoint Apartments (London, England)

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Description: Gorilla House, London Zoo, view of the building with the entrance porch in the...
Gorilla House, London Zoo, view of the building with the entrance porch in the foreground
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1932–1933
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete, steel
LocationLondon
Gorilla House, London Zoo, view of the...
Gorilla House, London Zoo, view of the building with the entrance porch in the foreground
Description: Gorilla House, London Zoo, axonometric
Gorilla House, London Zoo, axonometric
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1932–1933
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationJohn Allan Collection
Gorilla House, London Zoo, axonometric
Gorilla House, London Zoo, axonometric
Description: Penguin Pool, London Zoo, detail view of the interlocking spiral ramps
Penguin Pool, London Zoo, detail view of the interlocking spiral ramps
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1933–1934
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsReinforced concrete
LocationLondon
Penguin Pool, London Zoo, detail view of...
Penguin Pool, London Zoo, detail view of the interlocking spiral ramps
Description: Penguin Pool, London Zoo, plan
Penguin Pool, London Zoo, plan
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1933–1934
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationJohn Allan Collection
Penguin Pool, London Zoo, plan
Penguin Pool, London Zoo, plan
Description: Highpoint One, London, axonometrics
Highpoint One, London, axonometrics
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationRoyal Institute of British Architects, London
Highpoint One, London, axonometrics
Highpoint One, London, axonometrics
Description: Highpoint One, London, detailed drawings of the bathrooms and steel fenestration...
Highpoint One, London, detailed drawings of the bathrooms and steel fenestration (top) and of the steel-framed wardrobe fittings and steel flashing (bottom)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationJohn Allan Collection
Highpoint One, London, detailed drawings...
Highpoint One, London, detailed drawings of the bathrooms and steel fenestration (top) and of the steel-framed wardrobe fittings and steel flashing (bottom)
Description: Highpoint One, London, plans of the two apartment types and a longitudinal section...
Highpoint One, London, plans of the two apartment types and a longitudinal section of the building
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationRoyal Institute of British Architects, London
Highpoint One, London, plans of the two...
Highpoint One, London, plans of the two apartment types and a longitudinal section of the building
Description: Highpoint One, view from the garden
Highpoint One, view from the garden
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete
LocationHighgate, London
Highpoint One, view from the garden
Highpoint One, view from the garden
Description: Study for the garden design at Highpoint, London, with the residential blocks...
Study for the garden design at Highpoint, London, with the residential blocks Highpoint One, at right, and Highpoint Two, at left
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold; Elliott, Clarence
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern); British (modern)
Creator roleLandscape Designer/Architect
Object typePark/Garden
LocationRoyal Institute of British Architects, London
Study for the garden design at...
Study for the garden design at Highpoint, London, with the residential blocks Highpoint One, at right, and Highpoint Two, at left
Description: Highpoint Two, view of the entrance portico with its caryatids
Highpoint Two, view of the entrance portico with its caryatids
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1936–1938
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete
LocationHighgate, London
Highpoint Two, view of the entrance...
Highpoint Two, view of the entrance portico with its caryatids
Description: Penguin Pool, London Zoo
Penguin Pool, London Zoo
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 22
Creator nameLubetkin Drake & Tecton
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1933–1934
Object typeArchitecture
Penguin Pool, London Zoo
Penguin Pool, London Zoo
Description: Highpoint One, London, view of the building under construction together with an...
Highpoint One, London, view of the building under construction together with an axonometric of double-sided climbing formwork in timber
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeArchitecture
LocationJohn Allan Collection
Highpoint One, London, view of the...
Highpoint One, London, view of the building under construction together with an axonometric of double-sided climbing formwork in timber
Description: Highpoint One, close-up of cantilevered balconies and the glass-block fenestration...
Highpoint One, close-up of cantilevered balconies and the glass-block fenestration illuminatig the stair shaft
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete
LocationHighgate, London
Highpoint One, close-up of cantilevered...
Highpoint One, close-up of cantilevered balconies and the glass-block fenestration illuminatig the stair shaft
Description: Highpoint One, London, plans of the entry level and a typical floor of two- and...
Highpoint One, London, plans of the entry level and a typical floor of two- and three-bedroom apartments
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationRoyal Institute of British Architects, London
Highpoint One, London, plans of the...
Highpoint One, London, plans of the entry level and a typical floor of two- and three-bedroom apartments
Description: Highpoint One, aerial view
Highpoint One, aerial view
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete
LocationHighgate, London
Highpoint One, aerial view
Highpoint One, aerial view
Description: Highpoint One, view of the entrance hall
Highpoint One, view of the entrance hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete
LocationHighgate, London
Highpoint One, view of the entrance hall
Highpoint One, view of the entrance hall
Description: Finsbury Health Centre, bird's-eye view
Finsbury Health Centre, bird's-eye view
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1935–1938
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsReinforced concrete
LocationLondon
Finsbury Health Centre, bird's-eye view
Finsbury Health Centre, bird's-eye view
Description: Highpoint One, view of the typical living room with sliding-folding windows fully...
Highpoint One, view of the typical living room with sliding-folding windows fully open
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete
LocationHighgate, London
Highpoint One, view of the typical...
Highpoint One, view of the typical living room with sliding-folding windows fully open
Description: Royal Festival Hall, Festival of Britain, diagrammatic perspectives
Royal Festival Hall, Festival of Britain, diagrammatic perspectives
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameMoro, Peter;Martin, Leslie
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern); British (modern)
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1951
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationJohn Allan Collection
Royal Festival Hall, Festival of...
Royal Festival Hall, Festival of Britain, diagrammatic perspectives
Description: Sainsbury Warehouse, cross section and view from below showing window-cleaning...
Sainsbury Warehouse, cross section and view from below showing window-cleaning track
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1931–1933
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsSlab concrete
LocationLondon
Sainsbury Warehouse, cross section and...
Sainsbury Warehouse, cross section and view from below showing window-cleaning track
Description: Library, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Library, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 08
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationPaul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, London
Library, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies...
Library, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Description: Pioneer Health Centre, St. Mary's Road, view of the pool, diving boards and glazed...
Pioneer Health Centre, St. Mary's Road, view of the pool, diving boards and glazed roof
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1933–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete, glass
LocationPeckham, London
Pioneer Health Centre, St. Mary's Road,...
Pioneer Health Centre, St. Mary's Road, view of the pool, diving boards and glazed roof
Description: Highpoint One, London, perspective of a typical foyer
Highpoint One, London, perspective of a typical foyer
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameCullen, Gordon
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1938
Object typeDrawing
LocationPublished in Architectural Review, October 1938
Highpoint One, London, perspective of a...
Highpoint One, London, perspective of a typical foyer
Description: Pioneer Health Centre, lounge and library with sliding-folding window-wall opening...
Pioneer Health Centre, lounge and library with sliding-folding window-wall opening to the garden
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1933–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete, glass
LocationPeckham, London
Pioneer Health Centre, lounge and...
Pioneer Health Centre, lounge and library with sliding-folding window-wall opening to the garden
Description: Seminar room, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Seminar room, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 08
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationPaul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, London
Seminar room, Paul Mellon Centre for...
Seminar room, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Description: Exterior, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Exterior, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 08
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationPaul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, London
Exterior, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies...
Exterior, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

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