Richard Llewelyn-Davies, Baron Llewelyn-Davies
Richard Llewelyn Davies, Baron Llewelyn-Davies (24 December 1912 – 27 October 1981) was a British architect and life peer.
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- Name
- The Lord Llewelyn-Davies
- Birth Name
- Richard Llewelyn Davies
- Born
- 24 December 1912
- Birthplace
- London
- Died
- 27 October 1981
- Place of death
- St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
- Occupation
- Architect and Planner
- Known for
- Plan for Milton Keynes
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Fields
- architecture · spatial planning
- Languages
- English
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Biography
Biography
The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is architecture and spatial planning. Places of work recorded in the authority are London. Employment is recorded with University College London. Positions recorded include member of the House of Lords.
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• Honorific Prefix — The Right Honourable • Name — The Lord Llewelyn-Davies • Office5 — Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal • Term Start5 — 16 January 1964 • Term End5 — 27 October 1981 Life Peerage • Birth Name — Richard Llewelyn Davies • Born — 24 December 1912 • Birthplace — London • Died — 27 October 1981 • Place of death — St Bartholomew's Hospital, London • Alma Mater — Trinity College, Cambridge • Occupation — Architect and Planner • Known for — Plan for Milton Keynes • Parents — Crompton Llewelyn Davies and Moya O'Connor
Life and career
Life and career
Llewelyn Davies was educated at a private school in Ireland and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied mechanical sciences and graduated in 1934. During his time at Cambridge, he was a member of the Cambridge Apostles, associating with left-wing students such as Anthony Blunt and Victor Rothschild. He later studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, and the Architectural Association (AA) in London, where his contemporaries included Elizabeth Chesterton and Ann MacEwen. Llewelyn Davies was Professor of Architecture at The Bartlett, University College London, from 1960 to 1969, and Professor of Urban Planning and Head of the School of Environmental Studies from 1970 to 1975. He was the designer of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. On 16 January 1964, he was created a life peer with the title Baron Llewelyn-Davies, of Hastoe in the County of Hertfordshire. He was married to Patricia Parry and had three children. As his wife was also made a life peeress, they were one of the few couples who both held titles in their own right. Llewelyn-Davies was the son of Moya Llewelyn Davies and the grandson of Irish MP James O'Connor. He was also a first cousin of the Llewelyn Davies boys.
Professional career
Professional career
In 1960, Richard Llewelyn Davies and John Weeks formed the architectural and planning practice Llewelyn-Davies Weeks. It became known for hospital design and master planning in the UK. Major early commissions included the design of Northwick Park Hospital and offices for The Times newspaper. The company grew with the addition of Walter Bor in 1964 and became Llewelyn-Davies, Weeks, Forestier-Walker, and Bor. It was known for the master planning of Milton Keynes. The company now trades as 'Llewelyn Davies' and retains the name 'Llewelyn Davies Weeks Ltd' in memory of the founding partners.
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• Coronet — Coronet of a Baron • Escutcheon — Chevronny of eight Argent and Azure, a Fess embattled Gules. • Crest — In front of two Dragon Wings conjoined in base Gules, a pair of Compasses erect and extended Or. • Supporters — On either side a Stag proper, attired, unguled and gorged with a Collar embattled Or.
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- “Richard Llewelyn Davies, Baron Llewelyn-Davies”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Terence Bendixson, John Platt: Milton Keynes: Image and Reality, 1992, ISBN 0906782724, S. 40.
- 2.20081222203842. Homepage des Architekturbüros Llewellyn Davies Yeang.
- 3.Jeanne Mager Stellman: Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety, 1998, ISBN 9221098168
- 4.Terence Bendixon, John Platt, Milton Keynes: Image and Reality, 1992, ISBN 0906782724, S. 38.
- 5.Richard J. Williams: The Anxious City: British Urbanism in the Late 20th Century, 2004, ISBN 0415279267, S. 57, 59 f.
- 6.Jonathan Hughes, Simon Sadler: Non-Plan: Essays on Freedom, Participation and Change in Modern Architecture, 2000, ISBN 0750640839, S. 90, 96, 101.
- 7.20140826114354. Post-War Buildings.
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“Richard Llewelyn Davies, Baron Llewelyn-Davies”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further readingWikipedia
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q7327412: Richard Llewelyn-Davies, Baron Llewelyn-DaviesWikidata
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