Albert Richardson (architect)

Sir Albert Richardson
Photograph by Cecil Beaton in the 1950s
Born
Albert Edward Richardson

(1880-05-19)19 May 1880
London, England
Died3 February 1964(1964-02-03) (aged 83)
Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Occupation(s)Architect, writer, teacher
AwardsRoyal Gold Medal for Architecture, 1947
President of the Royal Academy, 1954
Knighted, 1956
PracticeRichardson & Gill;
ProjectsMonumental Classic Architecture in Great Britain and Ireland (1914)

Sir Albert Edward Richardson KCVO FRIBA FSA RA (19 May 1880 in London – 3 February 1964) was a leading English architect, teacher and writer about architecture during the first half of the 20th century. He was Professor of Architecture at University College London, a President of the Royal Academy, editor of Architects' Journal, founder of the Georgian Group and the Guild of Surveyors and Master of the Art Workers' Guild.[1]

  1. ^ Houfe. S (1980). Sir Albert Richardson: The Professor. White Crescent Press. p. 117. ISBN 9780900804267.