{"product_id":"engineering-building-university-of-leicester-miniature-concrete-model","title":"Engineering Building, University of Leicester","description":"\u003ch2 data-end=\"305\" data-start=\"196\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEngineering Building, University of Leicester - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiniature Concrete Model 078\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"337\"\u003eHand-cast in fine concrete. Shaped by memory.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"277\" data-start=\"137\"\u003eSome buildings feel like a turning point in architectural history. The Engineering Building at the University of Leicester is one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"656\" data-start=\"279\"\u003eDesigned by James Stirling and James Gowan and completed in 1963, this radical complex on University Road brought a new energy into post-war British modernism. A tower of labs and offices in red brick and tiles rises beside a low workshop hall, its faceted glass roof twisting at 45 degrees to the plan like a field of industrial prisms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1123\" data-start=\"658\"\u003eThe building is now Grade II* listed and widely recognised as one of the most important works of late modern architecture in Britain, often described as the first step from high Brutalism towards a more individual, proto-postmodern language. Its jagged rooflights, chamfered tower and “red trilogy” palette have inspired generations of students, architects and photographers who come to see how far a faculty building can go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1662\" data-start=\"1125\"\u003eI was drawn to the Leicester Engineering Building for its sense of controlled chaos: all those saw-tooth roofs, angled towers and red-clad planes held together in a single, confident composition. Modelling it meant really studying how the tower locks into the lower block, and how the roof geometry cuts across the plan. I worked through several digital iterations to balance the mass of the tower with a simplified fragment of the workshop hall, then refined the casting so the model still catches light in that same sharp, faceted way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1760\" data-start=\"1664\"\u003eA small concrete fragment of a building that helped change the direction of modern architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1282\" data-start=\"1072\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1084\" data-start=\"1072\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1087\" data-start=\"1084\"\u003e• Solid cast concrete, individually hand-poured\u003cbr\u003e• 6\u003cspan\u003ecm high, 9cm wide, 7cm deep (approx)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1141\" data-start=\"1138\"\u003e• Laser-etched cork base with building name\u003cbr data-end=\"1187\" data-start=\"1184\"\u003e• Comes gift-boxed for the perfect concrete gift\u003cbr data-end=\"1238\" data-start=\"1235\"\u003e• Designed, modelled, and finished in the UK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1548\" data-end=\"1730\"\u003eThis model is for anyone who has studied or taught in Leicester, fallen for Stirling’s “red trilogy”, or loves the experimental edge of Brutalist architecture. It sits easily on a desk, shelf or studio table and keeps a piece of that zigzag roof and red-brick tower close at hand, as a reminder of how bold a university building can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"1534\" data-start=\"1491\"\u003e15% off when you order two or more models\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"1620\" data-start=\"1542\"\u003eEU customers: please order via my \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/uk\/listing\/4429205546\/engineering-building-university-of\" title=\"Engineering Building - miniature concrete model\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEtsy shop\u003c\/a\u003e due to customs regulations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1282\" data-start=\"1072\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"1803\" data-start=\"1779\"\u003eBuilding Information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2928\" data-start=\"2509\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2522\" data-start=\"2509\"\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Leicester, United Kingdom\u003cbr data-end=\"2622\" data-start=\"2619\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2636\" data-start=\"2622\"\u003eArchitect:\u003c\/strong\u003e James Stirling \u0026amp; James Gowan\u003cbr data-end=\"2668\" data-start=\"2665\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2682\" data-start=\"2668\"\u003eCompleted:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1959–1963 (officially opened 1963)\u003cbr data-end=\"2758\" data-start=\"2755\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2769\" data-start=\"2758\"\u003eStatus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grade II* listed university engineering building\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3635\" data-start=\"2930\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2949\" data-start=\"2930\"\u003eBrief Overview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"2952\" data-start=\"2949\"\u003eCommissioned shortly after the University of Leicester received its Royal Charter, the Engineering Building brought together workshops, laboratories, lecture theatres and offices in a single expressive composition. A low hall of engineering workshops with a dramatic zigzag glass roof is anchored by a red-tiled tower of teaching spaces, its prismatic form and water tank crowning the campus edge beside Victoria Park. Frequently cited as one of the great post-war British buildings, it forms the first part of Stirling’s “red trilogy” and remains a key reference point in discussions of Brutalism and the emergence of postmodern architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL EU ORDERS \u003c\/strong\u003eprocessed through our Etsy Store\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/uk\/listing\/4429205546\/engineering-building-university-of\" title=\"Engineering Building - miniature concrete model\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy concrete sculptures are individually hand cast in solid concrete. This means that each piece will have distinctive markings and minor blemishes due to air bubbles in the concrete. 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