James Gowan and James Stirling discuss the design philosophy and building problems of the award-winning Department of Engineering, Leicester University. The lightly balanced tower of laboratories and offices, engineering workshops and cantilevered lecture halls were built on a difficult site to demanding functional and cost specifications.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011250
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architects
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - Great Britain
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - Human factors
Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Functionalism (Architecture)
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Arts - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Design - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Short films
Short films → Short films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)