HW Williams prize for the promotion of architectural design in concrete: a bus station for Liverpool, 1936
Scope and Contents
Black and white photographic prints (20cm x 30cm) of architectural drawings by Percy Johnson-Marshall, undertaken whilst a student at the Liverpool School of Architecture. The drawings are designs for "a bus station for Liverpool" and won the HW Williams prize for the promotion of architectural design in concrete in 1936. This was administered by the Liverpool Architectural Society. The design is presented as 3 sheets, one perspective drawing in pencil and water-colour, one sheet of plans with a site plan and one sheet of elevations and an axonometric drawing. The photographs are inscribed on the back with information concerning Percy Johnson-Marshall's success. The photographs are accompanied by a press-clipping from the Liverpool Daily Post dated 12 November 1936 reporting on the winning entry.
Dates
- Creation: 1936
Creator
Language of Materials
This material is in English
Physical Description
1 file
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Sub-Fonds: 0.5 metres
Physical Description
1 file
Archivist's Note
None
Sarah Higgins 29 July 2003
Creator
Subject
- Johnson-Marshall, Percy, 1915-1993 (professor of urban design and regional planning, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Liverpool Architectural Society (1848-:) (Organization)
- Liverpool Daily Post (1855-:) (Organization)
- University of Liverpool (1881-:) (Organization)
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool School of Architecture. Liverpool School of Architecture (1895-:) (Organization)
Repository Details
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