B. J. S. (Basil) Spence

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Architect
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Arts
gptkb:Royal_Institute_of_British_Architects
gptkbp:associatedWith Basil_Spence_Associates
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Institute_of_British_Architects_Gold_Medal
Honorary_Fellow_of_the_Royal_Institute_of_British_Architects
gptkbp:birthDate 1907-08-24
gptkbp:children Three
gptkbp:deathDate 1976-12-19
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:field Architecture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label B. J. S. (Basil) Spence
gptkbp:inception 1930s
gptkbp:influenced Modern architecture
Religious architecture
British_architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright
gptkb:Sir_Edwin_Lutyens
gptkb:Le_Corbusier
gptkbp:influences Modernism
gptkbp:knownFor Post-war architecture
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:The_British_Pavilion_at_Expo_67
gptkb:The_University_of_Sussex_Library
gptkb:St._Michael's_Cathedral,_Coventry
The_Coventry_Cathedral_Ruins
The_Coventry_Transport_Museum
The_New_Library_at_the_University_of_Sussex
The_Royal_Shakespeare_Theatre,_Stratford-upon-Avon
The_St._Michael's_Cathedral,_Coventry
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:Coventry_Cathedral
gptkb:The_University_of_Sussex
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Architect
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Birmingham,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:significantEvent Design of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre renovation
Design of the University of Sussex campus
Design_of_Coventry_Cathedral_after_WWII
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Spence
gptkbp:style Brutalism