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Highpoint I
Corner detail of Highpoint 1, showing balcony profiles
Corner detail of Highpoint 1, showing balcony profiles.
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TypeResidential
Architectural styleInternational style
AddressNorth Hill, Highgate, London, N6 4BA, United Kingdom
Town or cityLondon
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates51°34′30″N 0°09′03″W / 51.5749°N 0.1507°W / 51.5749; -0.1507
Completed1935
Design and construction
Architect(s)Berthold Lubetkin
Structural engineerOve Arup
Main contractorJ. L. Kier & Co Ltd
DesignationsGrade I listed

Highpoint I was the first of two apartment blocks erected in the 1930s on one of the highest points in London, England, in Highgate. The architectural design was by the Georgian-British architect Berthold Lubetkin,[1] the structural design by the Anglo-Danish engineer Ove Arup and the construction by Kier.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "High point of modern". The Times. London. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

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