All Obituaries articles – Page 4
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NewsDeputy mayor of London Simon Milton dies
Mayor Boris Johnson pays tribute to “wonderful colleague and friend” who was in charge of planning
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NewsFrank Lloyd Wright's last apprentice dies aged 98
The architect Edgar Tafel, one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most famous apprentices, has died aged 98 at home in Manhattan.
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NewsDocklands visionary Reg Ward, 1927-2011
Tributes have been paid to Reg Ward, the man credited with driving the transformation of London’s Docklands in the 1980s.
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FeaturesFormer GLC chief architect Roger Walters dies aged 93
Roger Walters, chief architect at the Greater London Council during most of the 1970s, has died aged 93.
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NewsTributes paid to Wakefield-Wylde
Steven Wakefield-Wylde (pictured), an architect and urban designer at Stride Treglown’s Bath office, has died of cancer, aged 54
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NewsMunich Olympic architect Günter Behnisch dies
Leading German architect Günter Behnisch has died aged 88. His designs for the 1972 Munich Olympics, with its cable roofs created in collaboration with engineer Frei Otto, became a symbol of national pride and “democratic architecture”.
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NewsGerrard O’Carroll dies at 47
Architect and academic Gerrard O’Carroll, has died from cancer at the age of 47.
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NewsTributes paid to Bill Mitchell, former architecture dean at MIT
Leading American architect Steven Holl has led tributes to Bill Mitchell, former dean of the MIT School of Architecture and BD columnist, who has died of cancer.
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NewsArchitect and critic Dennis Sharp dies
Dennis Sharp, the architect, writer, teacher and critic, has died aged 76 after a two-year battle with lung cancer.
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US architects Bruce Graham and Raimund Abraham die
The architect behind the Sears Tower in Chicago, at the time of its completion in 1973 the tallest building in the world, died last weekend.
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NewsAlan Cherry, housebuilder behind Accordia, dies
Respected housebuilder Alan Cherry, the founding director of Countryside Properties, has died at the age of 76.
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NewsBrian Anson 1934-2009
Brian Anson, who died last week-end in France, was part of the late 1960s Greater London Council team dreaming up new uses for Covent Garden after the market moved out to Nine Elms
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FeaturesMonica Pidgeon: 1913-2009
Amanda Baillieu celebrates the legacy of architecture’s first lady, while below Martin Spring pays personal tribute to his former boss
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NewsJulius Shulman, 1910-2009
Tributes are being paid to architectural photographer Julius Shulman, who has died aged 98 at home in Los Angeles
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NewsTributes paid to modest modernist HT Cadbury-Brown
Tributes have poured in for HT (Jim) Cadbury-Brown, who died last week at the age of 96.
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NewsPritzker winner Sverre Fehn dies
Norwegian Priztker Prize winner Sverre Fehn died on Monday at the age of 84.
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Docklands designer Price dies
David Price, architect, urban designer and former partner of Gordon Cullen, has died at the age of 54.
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FeaturesJan Kaplicky, 1937-2009: visionary for whom reality fell short
Jan Kaplicky, who died last week, was a trailblazing and inspirational architect but one whose endeavours often left him disappointed
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Ex-PfS design head Ibikunle dies
Jonathan Ibikunle, former head of design at Partnership for Schools (PfS), has died.
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NewsJørn Utzon: 1918-2008
Tributes were paid from both ends of the globe this week to Jørn Utzon, the legendary Danish architect who has died at the age of 90.