London County Council (LCC): The Architects Who Made London with Maxwell Hutchinson

Summary: Each of the stylistic idioms of LCC Architects' Department made their mark on London, and are apparent across the city. The department distinguished itself before 1900 with two outstanding urban social housing schemes at Millbank and Boundary Road in Shoreditch. Later it added cottage estates to the city fringe and the now ubiquitous brick-clad, walk-up, gallery-access apartment blocks. Their contribution to the Thames River frontage can be seen as clients for the London County Hall and as architects of the Royal Festival Hall. Series presenter Maxwell Hutchinson is joined by Simon Pepper, Professor of Architecture at Liverpool University, who looks at the work of the LCC with his particular knowledge of social and architectural history. This event took place at the Royal Academy of Arts on 28 April 2008. For more information on this lecture series and the RA's Architecture Programme see www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture.