50 Wonders | Melissa Dowler: National Theatre
2021-05-26T06:00:00
The Bell Phillips director explains how her relationship with Lasdun’s masterpiece has changed over the years
Wonder: National Theatre, London
Architect: Denys Lasdun, 1963
Nominator: Melissa Dowler, Bell Phillips Architects
What’s particularly interesting for me about The National Theatre is that it has been part of my consciousness since very early childhood. The joy I took from it at first was based more on the physical experience of the space rather than any intellectual understanding of the building’s significance or history.
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