Basil Spence
Sir Basil Urwin Spence, OM OBE RA (13 August 1907 – 19 November 1976) was a Scottish architect, most notably associated with Coventry Cathedral in England and the Beehive in New Zealand, but also responsible for numerous other buildings in the Modernist/Brutalist style.
Sir Basil Spence | |
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| Born | Basil Urwin Spence 13 August 1907 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | 19 November 1976 (aged 69) Yaxley, Suffolk, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Edinburgh College of Art |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Basil Spence & Partners |
| Buildings | Coventry Cathedral Hyde Park Barracks New Zealand parliament extension |
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