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Sir '''William Whitfield''' (born 1920) of Whitfield Lockwood Architects is a British architect. |
Sir '''William Whitfield''' (born 1920) of Whitfield Lockwood Architects is a British architect. |
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==Early life== |
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William Whitfield was born in 1920.<ref name=OI>{{cite web|title=Sir William Whitfield|url=http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803122322799|website=Oxford Index|publisher=OUP|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> |
William Whitfield was born in 1920.<ref name=OI>{{cite web|title=Sir William Whitfield|url=http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803122322799|website=Oxford Index|publisher=OUP|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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An architect, he the [[Glasgow University Library]] (1968) and the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery Extension at the [[University of Glasgow]] (1962–81). Moreover, he designed the extension (1964–70) to Beresford Pite and [[John Belcher (architect)|John Belcher]]'s 1892 [[Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales|Institute of Chartered Accountants]] Building, Chartered Accountants' Hall, including a new entrance. Furthermore, he designed the 1987 Department of Health building, [[Richmond House]] in Richmond Terrace, Whitehall, London.<ref name=OI/> |
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Together with his partner [[Andrew Lockwood]], he designed the neo-Palladian mansion [[Tusmore, Oxfordshire#Tusmore Park|Tusmore Park]] in Oxfordshire for the Saudi Arabian financier [[Wafic Saïd]].<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news|last1=Worsley|first1=Giles|title=The English country house rises once more|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1475634/The-English-country-house-rises-once-more.html|accessdate=30 November 2014|work=Daily Telegraph|date=2 November 2004}}</ref> |
Together with his partner [[Andrew Lockwood]], he designed the neo-Palladian mansion [[Tusmore, Oxfordshire#Tusmore Park|Tusmore Park]] in Oxfordshire for the Saudi Arabian financier [[Wafic Saïd]].<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news|last1=Worsley|first1=Giles|title=The English country house rises once more|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1475634/The-English-country-house-rises-once-more.html|accessdate=30 November 2014|work=Daily Telegraph|date=2 November 2004}}</ref> |
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Sir William Whitfield (born 1920) of Whitfield Lockwood Architects is a British architect.
Early life
William Whitfield was born in 1920.[1]
Career
An architect, he the Glasgow University Library (1968) and the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery Extension at the University of Glasgow (1962–81). Moreover, he designed the extension (1964–70) to Beresford Pite and John Belcher's 1892 Institute of Chartered Accountants Building, Chartered Accountants' Hall, including a new entrance. Furthermore, he designed the 1987 Department of Health building, Richmond House in Richmond Terrace, Whitehall, London.[1]
Together with his partner Andrew Lockwood, he designed the neo-Palladian mansion Tusmore Park in Oxfordshire for the Saudi Arabian financier Wafic Saïd.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Sir William Whitfield". Oxford Index. OUP. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ Worsley, Giles (2 November 2004). "The English country house rises once more". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 November 2014.