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42: 390: 337: 195:. 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 199:. 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 171:-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: 128:, Michael Dugdale, Anthony Chitty, Val Harding, Godfrey Samuel, and Lindsay Drake in 1932 and disbanded in 1939. The group was one of the leaders in bringing continental 273:
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was impressed with the Health Centre and commissioned Tecton to work on several housing projects in the borough.
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Influential architectural collaboration of architects based in Britain (1932 - 1939)
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Skinner, Bailey and Lubetkin continued to work together on projects including the
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Bricks & Mortals: Ten Great Buildings and the People They Made
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The Highpoint II apartment building designed by the group
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Tecton

Berthold Lubetkin
Francis Skinner
Denys Lasdun
Highpoint Towers
Finsbury Health Centre
Berthold Lubetkin
Francis Skinner
Denys Lasdun
modernism
Greek
Gorilla House
London Zoo
Regent's Park
penguin pool
double helix
Whipsnade Zoo
Bedfordshire
Dudley Zoo
West Midlands
Highpoint I
Highgate
Finsbury Health Centre
murals
Borough of Finsbury
Dorset Estate
Sivill House
"Lasdun, (Sir) Denys 1914-2001"
Taylor & Francis

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