Denys Lasdun, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Denys Lasdun

architect

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1914

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 11-Jan-2001

Profession: architect

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Sir Denys Louis Lasdun, CH, CBE (8 September 1914, Kensington, London – 11 January 2001, Fulham, London) was an eminent English architect, the son of Nathan Lasdun (1879–1920) and Julie (née Abrahams; 1884–1963).
Probably his best known work is the Royal National Theatre, on London's South Bank of the Thames, which is a Grade II* listed building and one of the most notable examples of Brutalist design in the United Kingdom. Lasdun studied at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, and was a junior in the practice of Wells Coates.
Like other Modernist architects, including Sir Basil Spence and Peter and Alison Smithson, Lasdun was much influenced by Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, but there was a gentler, more classical influence, too, from the likes of Nicholas Hawksmoor. Lasdun's son is the author James Lasdun.