Basil Spence

Sir Basil Urwin Spence, (13 August 1907 – 19 November 1976), was a notable Scottish architect, most famously associated with Coventry Cathedral, but also responsible for numerous other buildings in the Modernist/Brutalist style.

Early career

His first post was as an assistant in the London office of Sir Edwin Lutyens (whose work was to have a profound influence on Spence's style), where he worked on designs for the Viceroy's House in New Delhi, India. He subsequently joined the London office of Rowland Anderson & Paul, where he worked with Sir William Kininmonth, then returned to Edinburgh in 1930.

Related Topics:
Edwin Lutyens - New Delhi - William Kininmonth

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Spence served in the British Army from 1939-1945, reaching the rank of major.

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