The Willis Faber and Dumas Building is a Grade I listed office building in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, designed by Norman Foster and Wendy Cheesman after they established Foster Associates. Its curving glass curtain wall, following the irregular shape of the site, made it one of the most influential examples of high tech office architecture.
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Year Created LocationIpswich, Suffolk, England 1 Architectural Style Structural SystemReinforced concrete pillar grid with cantilevered slab floors 1 Primary MaterialDark smoked glass curtain wall over a concrete frame 1 Commissioned ByJohn Roscoe, chairman of Willis, Faber and Dumas 1 Construction Storey Count Connections
In Form
High-Tech insurance office building in Ipswich, England, designed by Norman Foster.
In the Other Atlases
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1. Willis Faber and Dumas Building (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section
Constructed between 1970 and 1975 for the insurance firm now known as Willis Towers Watson
History section
The building was officially opened on June 2, 1975, by former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
Design section
The centre of the building is constructed from a grid of concrete pillars, 14 m (46 ft) apart, supporting cantilevered concrete slab floors.
History section, Roscoe commission clause
The Willis Building was commissioned by John Roscoe, chairman of Willis, Faber & Dumas, in the early 1970s.
Lead section, high-tech clause
it is widely considered a landmark in the development of the 'high tech' architectural style
Design section, glass cladding clause
The curtain wall exterior is clad in panels of dark smoked glass.
Lead section, three-floors clause
The building houses some 1,300 office staff in open-plan offices spread over three floors.
Lead section, Ipswich clause
is a Grade I listed office building in Ipswich, Suffolk
Genre reference
The Willis Faber and Dumas Building is a Grade I listed office building in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, designed by Norman Foster and Wendy Cheesman after they established Foster Associates.
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