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Basil Spence (1907-1976) was one of Britain's most celebrated architects. This book explores his extraordinary career from the 1930s to the 1970s, focusing particularly on the post-war period. Initially known for his work on national exhibitions such as the Festival of Britain, Spence became a household name in 1951 when he won the competition to design a new cathedral for Coventry.
Sir Basil Spence is famous for his striking modern design for the rebuilt Coventry Cathedral. The original medieval cathedral was destroyed by the Luftwaffe on 14 November 1940 in an air raid code-named "Moonlight Sonata". The attack targeted Coventry's industry, but it was clear that collateral damage and civilian casualties would be considerable.
In 1960, Mr. Basil Spence became Sir Basil Spence - a knighthood being a standard accolade for virtually all designers of cathedrals. It's fairly clear from the mandate set out by the commission that they did not have a specific style in mind. Neither had they decided whether the new building should directly replace the old or stand adjacent.
24 de nov. de 2019 · Genio y figura del brutalismo inglés, Basil Spence (1907 - 1976) rompió la estética arquitectónica del siglo XX dentro y fuera del Reino Unido, lo que le llevo a vivir el éxito, pero también el fracaso. Nació en Bombay, la India, pero recibió una educación británica. En 1925 se matriculó en Edinburgh College of Art para estudiar ...
Basil Urwin Spence est un architecte écossais né à Bombay le 13 août 1907 et mort à Yaxley le 19 novembre 1976. Lauréat du concours organisé pour la reconstruction de la cathédrale de Coventry à laquelle son nom est plus particulièrement associé, il est aussi l'auteur du Beehive , siège du Parlement de Nouvelle-Zélande à Wellington , et de nombre d'autres immeubles dans le style ...
17 de jun. de 2018 · Basil Spence, Coventry Cathedral architect with a trial piece for the Coventry tapestry, 1962. Sir Basil Spence, the architect of Coventry's new St Michael's Cathedral, won the commission for its ...
16 de oct. de 2007 · After the war, Spence was about to move to the United States to work for America's best-known architect Frank Lloyd Wright, but he stayed in Britain after unexpectedly winning a competition in ...
