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                          It seems that, as with
                          other Richard Seifert buildings, this one has
                          attracted both landmark status and
                          architectural criticism.  The City of
                          London Pevsner Guide describes it as, "...
                              the excessively large block between
                              Leather Lane and Hatton Garden (with)
                              Plum-tinted glazing between pale stone
                              floor bands.  Clumsy ground-floor
                              shopping arcade."  Elsewhere
                          it is charcterized as, "... an
                              impressive glass-fronted office
                              building".  I suppose what
                          you can say is that whatever your point of
                          view Seifert's buildings rarely go unnoticed. 
                         
                         
                          
                         
                          
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