Sir Basil Urwin Spence
(1907-1976), ArchitectSitter in 17 portraits
Architect. Born in India and educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh and London and Edinburgh Schools of Architecture. Assisted Sir Edwin Lutyens with the drawings of the Viceregal Buildings in Delhi. Emerged as the leading British architect after the Second World War with his fresh approach to university buildings including Queen's College, Cambridge and Sussex. Noted for his pavilions for the Festival of Britain (1951) and his bold design for Coventry Cathedral (1951). Professor of Architecture Leeds (1955-6) and at the Royal Academy from 1961.
by Lord Snowdon
bromide print, 18 September 1964
NPG P797(45)
by J.S. Lewinski
bromide print, September 1972
NPG P1064
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1954
NPG x2188
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1954
NPG x34140
by Howard Coster
vintage print, 1958
NPG x2107
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1958
NPG x2108
by Howard Coster
vintage print, 1958
NPG x2110
by Walter Bird
bromide print, 30 August 1960
NPG x21935
by Peter Keen
colour print, 1960s
NPG x125368
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