Denys Lasdun
E138950
Denys Lasdun was a prominent British architect best known for his bold, sculptural modernist buildings such as the Royal National Theatre in London.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Denys Lasdun canonical | 4 |
| Sir Denys Louis Lasdun | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1113470 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Denys Lasdun Context triple: [Brutalism, hasNotableProponent, Denys Lasdun]
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A.
Colin St John Wilson
Colin St John Wilson was a British architect and academic best known for designing the main building of the British Library in London.
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B.
Lee Lawrie
Lee Lawrie was a prominent American architectural sculptor known for his Art Deco works, including major contributions to Rockefeller Center in New York City.
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C.
George Gittoes
George Gittoes is an Australian artist and filmmaker renowned for his powerful depictions of war and social injustice.
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D.
Alfred Barry
Alfred Barry was a 19th-century English Anglican bishop, educator, and author who served as Bishop of Sydney and was known for his influential work in religious education.
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E.
Edwin Lutyens
Edwin Lutyens was a prominent British architect renowned for his influential country house designs and for shaping the architectural layout of New Delhi during the British Raj.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Denys Lasdun Target entity description: Denys Lasdun was a prominent British architect best known for his bold, sculptural modernist buildings such as the Royal National Theatre in London.
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A.
Colin St John Wilson
Colin St John Wilson was a British architect and academic best known for designing the main building of the British Library in London.
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B.
Lee Lawrie
Lee Lawrie was a prominent American architectural sculptor known for his Art Deco works, including major contributions to Rockefeller Center in New York City.
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C.
George Gittoes
George Gittoes is an Australian artist and filmmaker renowned for his powerful depictions of war and social injustice.
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D.
Alfred Barry
Alfred Barry was a 19th-century English Anglican bishop, educator, and author who served as Bishop of Sydney and was known for his influential work in religious education.
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E.
Edwin Lutyens
Edwin Lutyens was a prominent British architect renowned for his influential country house designs and for shaping the architectural layout of New Delhi during the British Raj.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British architect
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
RIBA Gold Medal
ⓘ
surface form:
RIBA Royal Gold Medal
Royal Gold Medal ⓘ RIBA Gold Medal ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Gold Medal
|
| birthDate | 1914-09-08 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2001-01-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Architectural Association School of Architecture ⓘ |
| employer | Tecton ⓘ |
| familyName | Lasdun ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| fullName |
Denys Lasdun
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Denys Louis Lasdun
|
| genre |
educational buildings
ⓘ
public architecture ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ |
| givenName |
Denis
ⓘ
surface form:
Denys
|
| hasWork |
Hallfield Estate, Paddington
ⓘ
Institute of Education ⓘ
surface form:
Institute of Education, London
Keeling House, Bethnal Green ⓘ Royal College of Physicians ⓘ
surface form:
Royal College of Physicians, London
National Theatre in London ⓘ
surface form:
Royal National Theatre
St James’s House, Birmingham ⓘ University of East Anglia ⓘ
surface form:
University of East Anglia campus
|
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Knight Bachelor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bold sculptural modernist buildings
ⓘ
design of the Royal National Theatre ⓘ |
| movement |
Brutalism
ⓘ
Modernism ⓘ |
| name | Denys Lasdun self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hallfield Estate, Paddington
ⓘ
Institute of Education ⓘ
surface form:
Institute of Education, London
Keeling House, Bethnal Green ⓘ Royal College of Physicians ⓘ
surface form:
Royal College of Physicians, London
National Theatre in London ⓘ
surface form:
Royal National Theatre
National Theatre in London ⓘ
surface form:
Royal National Theatre, London
St James’s House, Birmingham ⓘ University of East Anglia ⓘ
surface form:
University of East Anglia campus
|
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| style |
brutalist architecture
ⓘ
modernist architecture ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
National Theatre, London
this entity surface form:
Sir Denys Louis Lasdun