| Gray's Inn, London. 1970 - 1972. |
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| 'Like the elder and younger Wood in Bath, John Nash (1752-1835) in Regent Street, and C. R. Cockerell (1788-1863) in the city of London, Quinlan Terry brings the virtues of dignified Classicism to property development and commercial buildings. This central aspect of his career began with his work on the drawings for Raymond Erith's Common Room Building at Gray's Inn in London (1970-72). Elevan bays long and four stories high with a central pediment, this is in effect and office building, despite its historic setting within the heart of one of London's four Inns of Court. With its Baroque doorcase and Georgian Gothick wing linking it to the Hall, it introduced Terry to the concept of instant history in new buildings'.
From Radical Classicism by David Watkin. |
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