Giles Gilbert Scott

Sir

Giles Gilbert Scott

OM RA FRIBA
Sir; Giles Gilbert Scott; OM RA FRIBA
	Scott in 1924 at the time of the consecration of Liverpool Cathedral
Born	9 November 1880; Hampstead, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Died	8 February 1960 (aged 79); Bloomsbury, Greater London, United Kingdom
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	New Bodleian Library,; Cambridge University Library,; Bankside Power Station,; Liverpool Cathedral,; House of Commons,; Lady Margaret Hall Chapel.;

Sir Giles Gilbert Scott OM RA FRIBA (9 November 1880 – 8 February 1960) was a British architect known for his work on the New Bodleian Library, Cambridge University Library, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Battersea Power Station, Liverpool Cathedral, and designing the iconic red telephone box.

Scott came from a family of architects. His father George Gilbert Scott Jr. was a co-founder of Watts & Co., which Scott became the second chairman of. He was noted for his blending of Gothic tradition with modernism, making what might otherwise have been functionally designed buildings into popular landmarks.

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