Person    | Male  Born 25/11/1910  Died 26/10/2001

Richard Seifert

Categories: Architecture

Countries: Switzerland

Architect. Born in Zurich, Switzerland as Reuben (but became Robin and then Richard) Seifert. Educated in London. Liked building high - Centre Point, the Natwest Tower (now Tower 42), Space House just off Kingsway and King's Reach Tower are all his, and the low-rise Faryners House. (He also built the Pirate Castle).

His Guardian obit. reads: "... he produced work that gradually evolved from neo-classic orthodoxy to an expressionistic modernism.... During 50 years in practice ... Seifert built more London buildings than Sir Christopher Wren, and undeniably had as great an effect upon the city skyline." Died  at Garden Hospital, 46 Sunny Gardens Road, Hendon.

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Richard Seifert

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Holocaust Memorial - Hyde Park

The monument, created by Mark Badger, is set in raked gravel and surrounded b...

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Chelsea Embankment

Chelsea Embankment

Designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette. Apart from providing a pleasant riverside walk, it was built with the dual purpose of providing a flood barrier and as a covering for the main low level sewer for...

Place, Architecture

2 memorials
T. B. Whinney

T. B. Whinney

Architect based in London who became the chief architect of the Midland Bank. Full name Thomas Bostock Whinney.  Other work in London includes the Midland Bank in Golders Green Road.

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
E. C. P. Monson

E. C. P. Monson

Architect. Born Edward Charles Philip Monson, son of architect Edward Monson, brother of architect Harry Castle Hiett Monson (1877-1961) and father of John Monson. Monson works were frequently prod...

Person, Architecture

3 memorials
Royal Institute of British Architects

Royal Institute of British Architects

From the RIBA website: "RIBA Awards are given for buildings that have high architectural standards and make a substantial contribution to the local environment. The awards are annual, and have been...

Group, Architecture

2 memorials
Marcel Breuer

Marcel Breuer

Architect and furniture designer. He studied at Bauhaus, and was initially recognised for his so-called 'bicycle-handlebar' inspired tubular steel furniture. He moved to London to escape from Nazi ...

Person, Architecture, Craft / Design, Germany, Hungary, USA

1 memorial