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TheĀ Lloyd’s buildingĀ (sometimes referred to asĀ the Inside-Out Building)[1]Ā is the home of the insurance institutionĀ Lloyd’s of London, and is located at 1,Ā Lime Street, in theĀ City of London, England. It is a leading example of radicalĀ BowellismĀ architecture in which the services for the building, such as ducts and lifts, are located on the exterior to maximise space in the interior.

 

Only 25 years after completion, the building received Grade I listing in December 2011; it was the youngest building ever to obtain this. It is said by English Heritage to be “universally recognised as one of the key buildings of the modern epoch.”

The building was designed byĀ architectĀ Richard RogersĀ and built between 1978 and 1986.Ā BovisĀ was the management contractor.[4]Ā Like theĀ Pompidou CentreĀ in Paris (designed byĀ Renzo PianoĀ and Rogers), the building was innovative in having its services such as staircases,Ā lifts, electrical power conduits and water pipes on the outside, leaving an uncluttered space inside. The twelve glass lifts were the first of their kind in the UK. Like the Pompidou Centre, the building was highly influenced by the work ofĀ ArchigramĀ in the 1950s and 1960s.

Use in feature films and record album covers

It is seen on the cover of British pop groupĀ Five Star‘s 1986 albumĀ Silk and Steel,Ā Hundred ReasonsĀ debut albumĀ Ideas Above Our StationĀ and the 2001 reissue of British electronic musicianĀ Mike Paradinas‘ 1993 albumĀ Tango n’ Vectif, under the aliasĀ Āµ-ziq.

[edit]Use as a location in films

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the sea

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The sea set you free, there are no borders , no limits, there’s your soul and a sweet music on the air. The salt, the blue , the horizon..what a wonderful world! (sea of Lampedusa island)

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