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Basil Spence
Scottish architect (1907-1976) · United Kingdom · Architects · Died at 69
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Something wrong?Sir Basil Urwin Spence, was a Scottish architect, most notably associated with Coventry Cathedral in England and the Beehive in New Zealand, but also responsible for numerous other buildings in the Modernist/Brutalist style.
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Southside Garage in the art deco style
Coventry Cathedral (1956-1962)
The New Zealand Parliament's executive wing, the Beehive
The Embassy of the United Kingdom, Rome
50 Queen Anne's Gate, London, completed 1976
Falmer House (Grade I listed), part of the University of Sussex campus, 1962
Sturmer Way, Islington, completed 1970Awards
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1976 · aged 69
Architects from the United Kingdom 6
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