Basil Spence
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Sir Basil Urwin Spence, OM OBE RA (13 August 1907 – 19 November 1976) 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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Sir Basil Spence | |
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Born | Basil Urwin Spence (1907-08-13)13 August 1907 |
Died | 19 November 1976(1976-11-19) (aged 69) Yaxley, Suffolk, England, UK |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Edinburgh College of Art |
Occupation | Architect |
Practice | Basil Spence & Partners |
Buildings | Coventry Cathedral Hyde Park Barracks New Zealand parliament extension |
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