Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters
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Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters is a landmark modernist office building in Ipswich, England, celebrated for its innovative glass curtain wall, open-plan interiors, and human-centered design by architect Norman Foster.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters canonical | 2 |
| Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters, Ipswich | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T761948 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters Context triple: [Norman Foster, notableWork, Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters]
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A.
Bradbury Building
The Bradbury Building is a historic architectural landmark in downtown Los Angeles, renowned for its ornate ironwork, open-cage elevators, and dramatic sunlit atrium featured in numerous films.
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B.
McClurg Building
The McClurg Building is a historic Chicago commercial structure recognized as a significant example of early skyscraper design by the architectural firm Holabird & Roche.
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C.
Brooks Building
The Brooks Building is a key teaching and learning facility of Manchester Metropolitan University, known for housing education and health-related disciplines in modern, sustainable spaces.
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D.
Perelman Building
The Perelman Building is an annex of the Philadelphia Museum of Art known for its Art Deco architecture and galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary design, prints, drawings, and photography.
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E.
Ford Foundation Building
The Ford Foundation Building is a notable modernist office building in Midtown Manhattan, renowned for its innovative indoor garden atrium and its role as the headquarters of the Ford Foundation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters Target entity description: Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters is a landmark modernist office building in Ipswich, England, celebrated for its innovative glass curtain wall, open-plan interiors, and human-centered design by architect Norman Foster.
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A.
Bradbury Building
The Bradbury Building is a historic architectural landmark in downtown Los Angeles, renowned for its ornate ironwork, open-cage elevators, and dramatic sunlit atrium featured in numerous films.
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B.
McClurg Building
The McClurg Building is a historic Chicago commercial structure recognized as a significant example of early skyscraper design by the architectural firm Holabird & Roche.
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C.
Brooks Building
The Brooks Building is a key teaching and learning facility of Manchester Metropolitan University, known for housing education and health-related disciplines in modern, sustainable spaces.
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D.
Perelman Building
The Perelman Building is an annex of the Philadelphia Museum of Art known for its Art Deco architecture and galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary design, prints, drawings, and photography.
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E.
Ford Foundation Building
The Ford Foundation Building is a notable modernist office building in Midtown Manhattan, renowned for its innovative indoor garden atrium and its role as the headquarters of the Ford Foundation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark building
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modernist building ⓘ office building ⓘ |
| architect | Norman Foster ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | Foster Associates ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
High-tech architecture
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Modernism ⓘ |
| city | Ipswich ⓘ |
| client |
Willis Faber and Dumas
ⓘ
Willis Group ⓘ
linked to:
Willis Group Holdings
|
| completionDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| country |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse | office building ⓘ |
| designApproach |
flexible open-plan workspace
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human-centered design ⓘ |
| designPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
atrium
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curved glass panels ⓘ dark tinted glass façade ⓘ escalators ⓘ free-form floor plates ⓘ glass curtain wall ⓘ open-plan office floors ⓘ roof garden ⓘ swimming pool for staff ⓘ undulating plan form ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
British high-tech architecture
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contemporary office design ⓘ |
| heritageListingAuthority | Historic England ⓘ |
| heritageListingYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| inception | early 1970s ⓘ |
| location | Ipswich ⓘ |
| material |
glass
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reinforced concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative façade engineering
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integration of employee amenities ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| originalUse |
corporate headquarters
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insurance company offices ⓘ |
| region | Suffolk ⓘ |
| roofType | landscaped roof garden ⓘ |
| significance |
early major work of Norman Foster
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influential in office design ⓘ pioneering use of glass curtain wall in Britain ⓘ |
| startDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Willis Building, Ipswich ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters Description of subject: Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters is a landmark modernist office building in Ipswich, England, celebrated for its innovative glass curtain wall, open-plan interiors, and human-centered design by architect Norman Foster.
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