Monday 9 February 2015

Smithfield Poultry Market / Interior (2 images)

(from the archives of 2012)
Architect: T.P. Bennet & Son, engineers: Povl Ahm and Jack Zunz of Arup, 1961-63. Concrete roof technology developed by Ove Arup and Ronald Jenkins. The roof was cast in-situ and measures 68.6m by 38.1m, with a shallow 9.1m rise. It remains astonishingly beautiful, and represents exceptional standards of design and engineering. Info. source: Engineering Timelines / Arup. Client: Corporation of London. At Central Markets, City of London.
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