Sir Hugh Casson

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:award gptkb:Companion_of_Honour
gptkb:Royal_Gold_Medal_for_Architecture
Knighthood
gptkbp:birthDate 1910-05-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:child gptkb:Benedict_Casson
gptkbp:deathDate 1999-08-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Elephant_House,_London_Zoo
gptkb:Royal_Yacht_Britannia_(interiors)
gptkbp:education gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkb:Bartlett_School_of_Architecture,_University_College_London
gptkbp:friendOf gptkb:Laurence_Whistler
gptkb:John_Betjeman
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Hugh_Maxwell_Casson
gptkbp:honoraryDegree gptkb:University_of_Bath
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Hugh Casson
gptkbp:knownFor public speaking
television appearances
watercolour paintings
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Institute_of_British_Architects
gptkb:Royal_Fine_Art_Commission
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Festival_of_Britain_(1951)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:artist
gptkb:writer
architect
interior design
gptkbp:president gptkb:Royal_Academy
gptkbp:presidentDuringTerm 1976-1984
gptkbp:role Director of Architecture, Festival of Britain
gptkbp:signature Hugh Casson signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Macdonald
gptkbp:style gptkb:Modernism
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:BBC_Radio_4_'Desert_Island_Discs'
gptkb:BBC_TV_'Face_to_Face'
gptkbp:wrote 'Casson's London'
'Hugh Casson's Diary'
'New Sights of London'
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chelsea_Arts_Club
gptkb:London_Zoo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4