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Hugh Casson

Architect, designer, artist, writer and broadcaster (1910-1999) · United Kingdom · On the map · Architects · Died at 89

Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson was a British architect, also active as an interior designer, an artist, and a writer and broadcaster on twentieth-century design. He was the director of architecture for the 1951 Festival of Britain. From 1976 to 1984, he was president of the Royal Academy.

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Awards

Albert Medal1984
Royal Designer for Industry1961
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1999 · aged 89