Sir Basil Spence

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Architect
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Brutalist_architecture
Modern architecture
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Coventry
gptkb:University_of_Sussex
British_architecture
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Institute_of_British_Architects_Gold_Medal
Honorary_Fellow_of_the_Royal_Institute_of_British_Architects
gptkbp:birthDate August 24, 1907
gptkbp:children Three children
gptkbp:deathDate December 19, 1976
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:famousFor Innovative use of materials
Integration of art and architecture
Post-war reconstruction projects
Designing Coventry Cathedral
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Basil Spence
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Louis_Kahn
gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright
gptkb:Walter_Gropius
gptkb:Alvar_Aalto
gptkb:Le_Corbusier
gptkbp:influences Modernism
Brutalism
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:World_War_II
Urban planning
Architectural education
Public architecture projects
Civic design
gptkbp:legacy Publications on architecture
Architectural exhibitions
Awards and honors in architecture
Influence_on_British_architecture
Recognition_in_architectural_education
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:Coventry_Cathedral
gptkb:The_British_Embassy_in_Rome
gptkb:The_University_of_Sussex
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Spence