competition for the Leicester Municipal Buildings, England, 1871

Location: 
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Architect: 
various architects mentioned
Client or Owner: 
City of Leicester
Type of Content: 
detailed essay deploring the "piracy" and slavish copyism evident in the exhibition of mediocre designs submitted in competition for the new Leicester Municipal Buildings
Length of Article: 
800 w. + 250 w.
Source: 
Building News, Vol. 20, 23 June 1871, p.495; + letter to the editor 23 June 1871, p. 499
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