Basic Site Details | Name: | Lower Whitehall and Parliament Square Redevelopment | | City or county: | London | | Country: | | | Parish: | | | Status: | Unexecuted | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | The Government Conference centre was eventually built on the site defined in Matthew's report, designed by Powell and Moya, built 1981-86, known as the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre | Alternative Names| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Broad Sanctuary Site | | This site formed part of Leslie Martin's area wide plan for Lower Whitehall and Parliament Square. It lay to the west of Parliament Square |
Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Government office | | Planned Government Precinct |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Parliament Square | | |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The 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 Leslie Martin (known as Sir Leslie Martin) | | A | 1964 | 1965 | Martin planned the areas' redevelopment | | Robert Hogg Matthew | | B | 1966 | 1967 | Spence produced the Broad Sanctuary Report analysing Martin's plan, including the Broad Sanctuary Site and Government Conference centre; he advised on alternatives. | | Powell & Moya | | C | 1980(?) | 1986 | Design of Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glendinning, Miles | 2008 | Modern architect: the life and times of Robert Matthew | | RIBA Publishing | pp315-6, 459, 526 |
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