Hugh Casson

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkb:Bartlett_School_of_Architecture,_UCL
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Companion_of_Honour
gptkb:Royal_Gold_Medal_for_Architecture
Knighthood
gptkbp:birthDate 1910-05-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:deathDate 1999-08-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Ashmolean_Museum_(extension)
gptkb:Cambridge_University_Library_(extension)
gptkb:Sidgwick_Avenue_Site,_Cambridge
gptkb:Elephant_House,_London_Zoo
gptkb:Royal_Yacht_Britannia_(interiors)
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sir_Hugh_Maxwell_Casson
gptkbp:genre gptkb:architecture
gptkb:illustrator
watercolour
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hugh Casson
gptkbp:illustrator gptkb:Alice_in_Wonderland_(Folio_Society_edition)
gptkb:Wind_in_the_Willows_(Folio_Society_edition)
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Academy
gptkb:Royal_Fine_Art_Commission
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Festival_of_Britain_(1951)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:artist
gptkb:professor
gptkb:writer
architect
interior design
gptkbp:president gptkb:Royal_Academy
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_Sunday_Telegraph
gptkb:The_Observer
gptkbp:role Director of Architecture, Festival of Britain
gptkbp:signature Hugh Casson signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Macdonald
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:BBC_Reith_Lectures_(1975)
gptkb:BBC_Radio_4_Desert_Island_Discs
gptkbp:taughtAt gptkb:Royal_College_of_Art
gptkbp:termEnd 1984
gptkbp:termStart 1976
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Casson's_England
gptkb:Hugh_Casson's_London
gptkb:New_Sights_of_London
gptkb:The_Castle_Book
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Institute_of_British_Architects
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5