Sainsbury's, Camden is a supermarket building at 17-21 Camden Road in the London Borough of Camden, designed by Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners and built between 1986 and 1988 on the site of the former Aerated Bread Company bakery. Its high-tech architectural style is built around an exposed steel frame, aluminium panelling, and extensive glazing, and the scheme also includes adjoining residential terraces, office space, and a creche, bounded by the Grand Union Canal and two major roads. On its opening in December 1988 The Guardian called it Building of the Year, and the Royal Fine Art Commission praised it as an example of bold and enlightened patronage. In 2019 it became the first purpose-built supermarket in England to receive a Grade II listing. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountLondon Borough of Camden, United Kingdom 3 Completed Year Classification
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1. Sainsbury's, Camden (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainsbury's,_Camden, lead definition
Sainsbury's supermarket, Camden is an architecturally notable supermarket building on Camden Road, north London, and is part of the J Sainsbury chain.
- infobox building_type/type field: Supermarket
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Sainsbury's, Camden is a supermarket building at 17-21 Camden Road in the London Borough of Camden, designed by Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners and built between 1986 and 1988 on the site of the former Aerated Bread Company bakery. Its high-tech architectural style is built around an exposed steel frame, aluminium panelling, and extensive glazing, and the scheme also includes adjoining residential terraces, office space, and a creche, bounded by the Grand Union Canal and two major roads. On its opening in December 1988 The Guardian called it Building of the Year, and the Royal Fine Art Commission praised it as an example of bold and enlightened patronage. In 2019 it became the first purpose-built supermarket in England to receive a Grade II listing.
Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1988)
Sainsbury's supermarket, Camden is an architecturally notable supermarket building on Camden Road, north London, and is part of the J Sainsbury chain. It was designed by Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners and was completed in 1988, on the site of the former Aerated Bread Company Camden Town bakery.
In 2019 it became the first purpose-built supermarket to be Grade II listed for its futuristic architectur
- In Style: High-Tech Architecture, infobox architectural_style field: High-tech
Uses Element: Steel, Wikipedia article
It is a high-tech architecture structure, with use of exposed steel, aluminium panels and glass.
Uses Element: Aluminum, Wikipedia article
It is a high-tech architecture structure, with use of exposed steel, aluminium panels and glass.
Uses Element: Glass, Wikipedia article
It is a high-tech architecture structure, with use of exposed steel, aluminium panels and glass.
View the Source2. Sainsbury's, Camden (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Supermarket)Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Supermarket)
Wikidata item Q47012710, instance of (P31): supermarket
3. Sainsbury's, Camden (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: London Borough of Camden, United KingdomQuote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom
Wikidata item Q47012710, property P131/P17 (location): London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom
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