Work began on building London’s Barbican development in 1962. The construction of this complex megastructure was designed to be carried out in six phases and different contractors worked on the site. In 1964 John Laing and Son Ltd won the tender for housing phase III and they finished Speed House in 1968. The company were also responsible for the construction of the Barbican Arts Centre (phase V) which was begun in the early 1970s and completed in 1981.
This image was catalogued in 2013 as part of a pilot project funded by the John Laing Charitable Trust.
This is part of the Series: JLP01/10 John Laing Photographic Collection Colour Negatives and Transparencies; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection
© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection
Late 20th Century Arts Centre
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