Smithson, Alison Margaret

Alison Margaret Smithson (1928-1993), and Peter Denham Smithson (1923-2003) were among the most influential British architects of the latter half of the 20th century. They developed an eloquent and rigorous approach to architecture and urbanism, expressed in both practice and writing. They married in 1949 and set up a practice together that was to be one of the most remarkable British architectural partnerships, notable for such landmarks as the Hunstanton Secondary Modern School in Norfolk (1949-54), the Economist Building (1959-64) in London, and Robin Hood Gardens (1966-72), a housing complex in East London ; and for such visionary projects as the 1956 House of the Future. As younger members of CIAM and, by 1956, as founding members of Team 10, they were at the heart of the debate on the future course of modern architecture, demonstrating a broad concern in the social environment and advocating for buildings that were specific to their location and purpose.

From the description of The Alison and Peter Smithson Archive. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 188546523

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