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Lasdun Sir Denys. 1914--2001, 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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