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Oriel Chambers in Liverpool is one of my very favourite buildings:
Built in 1864 and predating modernism by about fifty years, it uses a modular, prefabricated walling system of glass set in cast iron with stone mullions. The ornamentation has an order, but one which is repetitious in an applied 'pattern' rather than in a classical, faux-constructional, vertical way. It's really glassy and transparent for it's age and has lasted really well. The courtyard, of which there seem to be hardly any decent photos, is even more spectacular, being walled entirely with tall, thin piece of glass set in (i think) lead. It's way ahead of its time, though its architect Peter Ellis only seems to have built this and another quite different but equally as unusual building just around the corner. It's all very mysterious actually and the building still doesn't garner much attention from scousers. More photos:
Here's the wikipedia link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriel_Chambers