Hugh Casson
British architect (1910-1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson CH KCVO PRA RDI (23 May 1910 – 15 August 1999) was a British architect,[1][2] 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.[2]
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Born | Hugh Maxwell Casson (1910-05-23)23 May 1910 Hampstead, London |
Died | 15 August 1999(1999-08-15) (aged 89) Chelsea, London |
Spouse | Margaret Casson |
Awards | Albert Medal (1984) |
Elected | President of the Royal Academy, 1975 |
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