Owen Williams (engineer)

Sir Owen Williams
Owen Williams, circa 1960s
Born
Evan Owen Williams

20 March 1890
Tottenham, London, England
Died23 May 1969(1969-05-23) (aged 79)
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
OccupationEngineer
SpouseDorothy Elizabeth Baker (married 1947)[1]
ChildrenOwen Tudor Williams
Engineering career
DisciplineArchitecture, engineering
InstitutionsUniversity of London
Practice nameSir Owen Williams & Partners
ProjectsGravelly Hill Interchange, Birmingham
Significant designDaily Express Building, Manchester
Boots Factory Site Buildings, Nottingham
Significant advanceConcrete engineering

Sir Evan Owen Williams (20 March 1890 – 23 May 1969) was an English engineer and architect, known for being the principal engineer for the original Wembley Stadium, and later Gravelly Hill Interchange (known popularly as Spaghetti Junction)[2] as well as a number of key modernist buildings, including the Express Building in Manchester and the D10 and D6 Buildings at the Boots Factory Site in Nottingham.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Marriages". The Times. No. 50887. London. 9 October 1947. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Dad, are we nearly there yet?". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2015.