Transport for LondonGive my regards to Broadway
This imposing building is the height of art deco taste.
An architectural masterpiece of its day, it is now dwarfed by almost every major office building in the city.
Designed and built by Charles Holden between 1927-29, the LU headquarters last month celebrated 80 years since completion.
Holden triumphed in making a bold yet practical statement on London's skyline.
Today, set on a two-storey podium, the structure still makes for a striking silhouette.
Open plan offices radiate in four wings from a central tower.
Offices are partitioned with Muranese glass that lets in light where there are no internal light wells.
And in the 1980s the ground floor was redesigned to create a new, improved reception area and bustling shopping mall.
The commission was based on Holden's previous work for the Underground Group on the Northern line extension Underground stations, including Morden and Clapham South.
He twice refused a knighthood, reasoning that architecture was a collaborative process.
He died in 1960 aged 85.
