amenity building, university of bath, england 1978-1985. architects: peter and alison smithson (1923-2003 & 1928-1993). a steel and glass building on a concrete and stone base. and an overpowering roofline, the base was built first, naturally, with the glass top added five years later.
Amenity building [University of Bath]

Alison and Peter Smithson

Exterior · Bath, United Kingdom

Photo: seier+seier · 2010-07-24 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 4146×4146

amenity building, university of bath, england 1978-1985. architects: peter and alison smithson (1923-2003 & 1928-1993). a steel and glass building on a concrete and stone base. and an overpowering roofline, the base was built first, naturally, with the glass top added five years later.

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