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RIBA is a member organization that “champions better buildings, communities, and the environment.” Here, a detail of its façade, including ironwork and a double-height window.
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The Royal Institute of British Architects’ headquarters, a six-story, steel-frame building faced in Portland stone on London’s Portland Place, was designed by George Grey Wornum and completed in 1934.
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The building’s original details have been carefully maintained and respected—rare in a modern metropolis. Here, the time-etched entryway stairs.
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RIBA’s large bronze outer doors, designed by James Woodford, have panels that depict famous buildings along the banks of London’s Thames river.
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Detail of the names of RIBA’s gold-medal winners carved into the wall behind the reception desk.
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Detail of a bronzed-framed interior window, looking from the atrium toward Florence Hall.
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Henry Florence Memorial Hall seen from the main atrium.
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Main stairway in the atrium with illuminated railing.
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The building’s original 1930s illuminated stair railing with etched classical Greek motifs by Jan Juta.
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Landing and atrium.
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Columns from the atrium’s upper level to the entry.
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The atrium’s coffered ceiling.
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Detail of original 1934 goat-leather paneling in the Aston Webb Room.
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View of the library from the mezzanine.
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The secondary stair’s original detailing includes stone inlays and a brass-capped railing.
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Council Chamber with original seating and walnut paneling.
