Basic Site Details Name: | Kodak Building | City or county: | London | Country: | England | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Recollections of T S Tait as told to Sir John Summerson, 1948 and in turn to DMW.
Builder: Allen Construction (as with Alhambra) | Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 61-63, Kingsway | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1910 | 1911 | | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | (Sir) John James Burnet | | A | 1909 | 1911 | With T S Tait as project architect, developing Burnet sketches - several alternative proposals submitted to Eastman, who selected that developed by Tait | | Thomas Smith Tait | | A | 1909 | 1911 | As project architect with J J Burnet, developing Burnet sketches - several alternative proposals submitted to Eastman, who selected that developed by Tait |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Burrows, E J | 1924 | Modern Architectural Art: Sir John Burnet & Partners | | Cheltenham | p11-13 | | Clarke, Jonathan | 2014 | Early Structural Steel in London Buildings: a discreet revolution | | English Heritage | p335 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 5 August 1954 | | | Note on the design responsibility | | Architectural Review | December 1911 | | | |
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