Anatomy of a Building (500 Reflections on the RCP, 1518-2018)

The Royal College of Physicians celebrates its 500th anniversary in 2018, and to observe this landmark is publishing this series of 10 books. Each of the books focuses on 50 themed elements that have contributed to making the RCP what it is today, together adding up to 500 reflections on 500 years. Some of the people, ideas, objects, and manuscripts featured are directly connected to the College, while others have had an influence that can still be felt in its work. Written exactly 50 years after the opening of the building in 1964, this first book in the series, Anatomy of a Building, is a meditation on the architecture of the college, focusing particularly on its current home, a Grade 1 listed building, designed by Denys Lasdun.