Hugh Casson

Sir
Hugh Casson
Casson in his office, early 1950s; vintage bromide print by John Gay, in the photograph collection of the National Portrait Gallery
Born
Hugh Maxwell Casson

(1910-05-23)23 May 1910
Hampstead, London, England
Died15 August 1999(1999-08-15) (aged 89)
Chelsea, London, England
Occupation(s)Architect, interior designer, writer and broadcaster
SpouseMargaret Casson (m. 1938)
Children3 daughters
AwardsAlbert Medal (1984)
ElectedPresident of the Royal Academy, 1975

Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson CH KCVO PRA RDI (23 May 1910 – 15 August 1999) was a British architect,[1][2] also active as an interior designer, an artist, and a writer and broadcaster on twentieth-century design. He was the director of architecture for the 1951 Festival of Britain. From 1976 to 1984, he was president of the Royal Academy.[2]

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