Keith Murray (ceramic artist)

Keith Murray
MC RDI FRIBA
Keith Murray at work
Born(1892-07-05)5 July 1892
Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Died16 May 1981(1981-05-16) (aged 88)
Dorset, England[3][4]
OccupationArchitect
SpouseMary Beatrice de Carteret Malet (m. 1948)[5]
Children1
PracticeMurray & White
Ramsey, Murray & White
Ramsey, Murray, White & Ward
Murray, Ward & Partners
BuildingsWedgwood factory, Barlaston (1940)
BEA hangars, London Airport (1953)
Terminal building, Hong Kong Airport / Kai Tak (1962)[1][2]

Keith Day Pearce Murray MC RDI FRIBA (5 July 1892 – 16 May 1981) was a New-Zealand-born British architect and industrial designer, known for ceramic, silver and glass designs for Wedgwood, Mappin & Webb and Stevens & Williams in the 1930s and 1940s. He is considered to be one of the most influential designers of the Art Deco / Modern age.

  1. ^ Henry, J. K. M. (Christmas 1962). "The Opening of the Terminal Building at Hong Kong Airport" (PDF). Pontifact: Scott & Wilson Kirkpatrick & Partners, House Magazine. No. 7. London. pp. 31–34.
  2. ^ British Pathé (1962). "Hong Kong Airport: Terminal Opened" (film to video). youtube.com. British Pathé.
  3. ^ "Royal Designers for Industry & Britain Can Make It, 1946: Keith Murray". University of Brighton Design Archives. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. ^ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837–2077: Keith Day P Murray 1981". FamilySearch.
  5. ^ "Obituaries: Mary Beatrice de Carteret Murray". The Times. No. 65398. 14 October 1995. p. 23.