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This project was formed around a brief exploring the effects of fire in shaping Londons architecture. It explores an era when London was under-fire and under threat from the IRA bombing campaign and how it lead to the legacy of defensive architecture, security and symbolism; resulting in the Gherkin and the eastern cl…

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Gabrielle Wood's project examines how fire and security threats have influenced London's architecture.

The work focuses on the period of the IRA bombing campaign and investigates defensive and blast-mitigating design in a dense historic city, using the Gherkin and London's eastern cluster as architectural context.

Defensive Architecture in London · development view 2
Defensive Architecture in London · development view 2
Defensive Architecture in London · development view 3

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Gabrielle Wood
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University of Edinburgh

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