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First architectural design sketch for 201 Bishopsgate and Broadgate Tower, London, on an agenda paper, by Adrian Smith, design partner, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM), 4 May 2004

Architectural Drawing
4 May 2004
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is Adrian Smith’s quick first sketch for the 201 Bishopsgate building and Broadgate Tower, drawn in red ink on the agenda paper for a general meeting held on 4 May 2004 about the Trump Hotel and Tower, Chicago, which Smith at SOM was designing and building at the time.

The two buildings, the low-rise 13-storey 201 Bishopsgate, and the 35-storey Broadgate Tower were built just north of London’s Liverpool Station and completed in 2009.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleFirst architectural design sketch for 201 Bishopsgate and Broadgate Tower, London, on an agenda paper, by Adrian Smith, design partner, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM), 4 May 2004 (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Paper and ink
Brief description
First architectural design sketch for 201 Bishopsgate and Broadgate Tower, London, on an agenda paper, by Adrian Smith, design partner, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM), 4 May 2004
Physical description
Architectural drawing on printed paper
Dimensions
  • Height: 280mm
  • Width: 215mm
Marks and inscriptions
AGENDA / Trump International Hotel & Tower - Chicago / Tuesday - May 4, 2004 / General Meeting - 2:00PM (and more inscip outlining the points of the agenda)
Credit line
Given by Adrian Smith
Object history
This is Adrian Smith’s quick first sketch for the 201 Bishopsgate building and Broadgate Tower, drawn in red ink on the agenda paper for a general meeting held on 4 May 2004 about the Trump Hotel and Tower, Chicago, which Smith at SOM was designing and building at the time.

The two buildings, the low-rise 13-storey 201 Bishopsgate, and the 35-storey Broadgate Tower were built just north of London’s Liverpool Station and completed in 2009.
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Summary
This is Adrian Smith’s quick first sketch for the 201 Bishopsgate building and Broadgate Tower, drawn in red ink on the agenda paper for a general meeting held on 4 May 2004 about the Trump Hotel and Tower, Chicago, which Smith at SOM was designing and building at the time.

The two buildings, the low-rise 13-storey 201 Bishopsgate, and the 35-storey Broadgate Tower were built just north of London’s Liverpool Station and completed in 2009.
Collection
Accession number
CD.12-2017

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