Giles Gilbert Scott
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Giles Gilbert Scott was a prominent 20th-century British architect best known for designing iconic structures such as the red telephone box and major public buildings in the UK.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Sir Giles Gilbert Scott | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British architect
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architect ⓘ designer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Merit
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Royal Gold Medal ⓘ
surface form:
RIBA Royal Gold Medal
Royal Gold Medal ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Gold Medal for Architecture
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| birthDate | 1880-11-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
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Hampstead NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| burialPlace |
St James Cemetery, Liverpool
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surface form:
St James's Cemetery, Liverpool
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1960-02-08 ⓘ |
| designed |
Bankside Power Station
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Battersea Power Station ⓘ Cambridge University Library ⓘ K2 red telephone kiosk ⓘ K6 red telephone kiosk ⓘ Liverpool Cathedral ⓘ Waterloo Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Waterloo Bridge (overall architectural treatment)
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| educatedAt |
Stonyhurst College
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surface form:
Beaumont College
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| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Scott ⓘ |
| father |
George Gilbert Scott
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surface form:
George Gilbert Scott Jr.
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| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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industrial design ⓘ |
| givenName | Giles ⓘ |
| grandfather | George Gilbert Scott ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Academy of Arts
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surface form:
Royal Academy
Royal Institute of British Architects ⓘ |
| name | Giles Gilbert Scott self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor | design of the British red telephone box ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bankside Power Station
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Battersea Power Station ⓘ Cambridge University Library ⓘ Chester Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
Chester Cathedral (restoration work)
St Alfege Church ⓘ
surface form:
Church of St Alphege, Bath
Guildhall ⓘ
surface form:
Guildhall, London (restoration after WWII bomb damage)
K2 red telephone box ⓘ K6 red telephone box ⓘ Liverpool Cathedral ⓘ Our Lady of Assumption and St Gregory, Warwick Street (remodelling) ⓘ Waterloo Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Waterloo Bridge (London)
red telephone box design ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
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industrial designer ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld | President of the Royal Institute of British Architects ⓘ |
| sibling | Adrian Gilbert Scott ⓘ |
| spouse | Louisa de Sancha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
Gothic Revival
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surface form:
Gothic Revival architecture
Modernist architecture ⓘ eclectic style combining traditional and modern elements ⓘ |
| title | Sir ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott