Peter Smithson
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Peter Smithson was a prominent British architect and key figure in post-war modernism and the New Brutalism movement, known for influential projects such as the Hunstanton School and Robin Hood Gardens (with his partner Alison Smithson).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Smithson canonical | 7 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alison and Peter Smithson
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surface form:
Alison and Peter Smithson partnership
|
| coAuthored | architectural essays with Alison Smithson ⓘ |
| coDesigned |
Hunstanton School
ⓘ
Robin Hood Gardens in London ⓘ
surface form:
Robin Hood Gardens
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-09-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2003-03-03 ⓘ |
| designed |
Sugden House
ⓘ
The Economist Building (with Alison Smithson) ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Durham University
ⓘ
King's College, Durham ⓘ |
| employer | Smithson architectural partnership ⓘ |
| era | post-war period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| genre | social housing design ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
British architecture
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surface form:
British post-war architecture
urban design theory ⓘ |
| influenced | Brutalist architecture in Britain ⓘ |
| knownFor |
emphasis on social aspects of housing
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rigorous structural expression in architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Team 10 ⓘ |
| movement |
Modernism
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Brutalism ⓘ
surface form:
New Brutalism
|
| name | Peter Smithson self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
New Brutalist architecture
ⓘ
post-war modernist architecture ⓘ |
| notableIdea | streets in the sky ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hunstanton School
ⓘ
Robin Hood Gardens in London ⓘ
surface form:
Robin Hood Gardens
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| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| partnerInWork | Alison Smithson ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Stockton-on-Tees ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Alison Smithson ⓘ |
| workedOn | post-war reconstruction projects in Britain ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Robin Hood Gardens