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Lasdun [ˈlæzdən] n (Biographies / Lasdun, Sir Denys (1914 M, British, ARCHITECTURE: architect) Sir Denys. born 1914, British architect. He is best known for the University of East Anglia (1968) and the National Theatre in London (1976) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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While Ryan's catalogue essay speaks of the architects' admiration for Denys Lasdun and the Smithsons, a number of exhibited projects aim to ameliorate the shortcomings of lesser figures. Plan for London (1942)--proposed by a team of architectural visionaries that included Berthold Lubetkin, Arthur Korn, Erno Goldfinger, FRS Yorke, Maxwell Fry, Denys Lasdun, and, briefly, Walter Gropius--revolved around a concept that was, like Wren's, in line with avant-garde thinking on the continent: London was to become a "linear city," built tightly along new lines of transit strung out from a central urban spine along the River Thames. 6) Susan Lasdun, The English Park: Royal, Private & Public (London: Andre Deutsch, 1991), 77. |
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