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	Guardian Unlimited \| Archive Search
		The architect of the Royal National Theatre, Sir Denys Lasdun, who has died aged 86, was already an impressive figure as a student at the Architectural Association in the 1930s.
		In 1976, Lasdun's long struggle to reconcile the wishes of a many-headed client with his own highly disciplined vision was marked by a knighthood.
		Denys Lasdun is survived by his wife and three children, all of whom work in the arts; Louisa as a composer, James as a writer and William as a sculptor.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Archive/Article/0,4273,4116124,00.html (1757 words)

	Sir Denys Lasdun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Denys Lasdun, born in 1914, is a major British architect whose career began in the early 1930s soon after modernism was introduced to Britain from the Continent.
		To come to terms with Lasdun's architecture it is necessary to grasp his guiding themes, especially his idea of buildings as 'urban landscapes' formed from interlocking spaces and levels like so many artificial hills and valleys.
		Lasdun has hinted at this important component of his work by referring to the horizontal platforms and overhanging levels of his mature buildings as 'strata' - as in the University of East Anglia, Norwich, 1962-8, the National Theatre, London, 1963-76, and the first phase of the European Investment Bank, Luxembourg, 1974-80.
	www.cperspectives.org /Invitees/denys_lasdun.htm (349 words)

	From Here To Modernity Architects - Denys Lasdun
		Denys Lasdun is part of the 'third generation' of Modernist architects.
		Many of Lasdun's generation of Modernists objected to the whimsical nature of the Festival of Britain architecture, and were keen instead to refocus the Movement on the work of the 'heroic' pioneers such as Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe.
		Lasdun also had a commitment to humanism in his housing projects, and was deeply affected by the ambitious social goals of the Modern Movement.
	www.open2.net /modernity/4_6.htm (650 words)

	Denys Lasdun:Curtis, William J R :0714828718:eCampus.com
		Denys Lasdun is a major British architect of the twentieth century whose work has long since achieved international recognition.
		The book explores Lasdun's idea of architecture as 'urban landscape', in which buildings are thought of as 'hills and valleys', with towers, terraces and platforms (sometimes called 'strata') forming the generic features.
		Lasdun has absorbed, and transformed, influences as diverse as Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Mackintosh and Hawksmoor, but behind his work there is alsoa driving preoccupation with institutions, the city and 'nature'.
	www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=0714828718 (344 words)

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		Denys Lasdun (1914-) Biography, detailed project list with images and bibliography archived at the ArchINFORM database.
		BBC Audio Interviews: Denys Lasdun 1914 - 2001 Listen to extracts from a BBC interview with the Internationally acclaimed British architect.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Saint-Denys_Garneau.html (395 words)

	CNN.com - arts & style - Modernist architect Denys Lasdun dies aged 86 - January 11, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		LONDON (AP) -- Sir Denys Lasdun, a modernist architect whose most famous project, the Royal National Theatre in London, was criticized as an eyesore by Prince Charles, died Thursday, his family said.
		Considered one of Britain's leading architects, Lasdun once described his work as simply "the combination of the vertical and horizontal." His geometric designs, with interlocking spaces and levels, and reliance on reinforced concrete won him both praise and criticism.
		Lasdun was honored with a CBE or Commanders of the Order of the British Empire in 1965, and knighted in 1976.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/STYLE/design/01/11/britain.obit.lasdun.ap (455 words)

	Guardian \| Architects pay tribute to Denys Lasdun
		The man hailed as "the greatest English architect of the early heroic modern period", Sir Denys Lasdun, died yesterday aged 85.
		Sir Denys, who had been ill with pneumonia, was famous for a span of mammoth projects largely in concrete, including the Royal National Theatre, ziggurat-shaped student flats at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, and some of the earliest British towerblock flats.
		Lasdun was asked in 1962 to produce "a physical design which would reflect and complement the academic structure".
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4116101-103690,00.html (884 words)

	BBC - BBC Four - Audio Interviews - Denys Lasdun
		A major British architect of international repute, Denys Lasdun is best known to the general public for his National Theatre (1976) on London's South Bank.
		Born in 1914, Lasdun completed his training at a time when modernism was being introduced into Britain from the European continent.
		Lasdun's buildings make subtle reference to the way the natural world is organised, and he himself calls the horizontal platforms and overhanging levels of his buildings "strata", analogous to the stratification of geological rock forms in nature.
	www.bbc.co.uk /bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/lasdund2.shtml (310 words)

	From Here To Modernity Buildings - Keeling House
		Its creator, Denys Lasdun, had worked with both Wells Coates and Berthold Lubetkin, but was worried that modernists were ignoring successful elements of already existing neighbourhoods.
		Lasdun believed that it was vital for Modernist architects to maintain a sense of place and belonging if they were to successfully reshape the modern city.
		Lasdun, who had studied photographs of traditional terraced street life in the area, hoped that this unusual design would succeed not just in providing local residents with the benefits of modernist architecture, but would also preserve the vitality and neighbourliness of the Victorian-era streets.
	www.open2.net /modernity/3_11.htm (655 words)

	Lasdun, Denys Louis - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Lasdun, Denys Louis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Lasdun trained at the Architectural Association, London, and worked in partnership with Wells Coates from 1935 to 1937.
		From 1938 he was a member of Berthold Lubetkin's Tecton Group until its dissolution in 1948.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Lasdun%2c+Denys+Louis (246 words)

	Find a Property - Sir Denys Lasdun
		Sir Denys Lasdun, designer of the National Theatre and a leading light among the post-war generation of British architects, has died aged 86...
		Like many modernist architects, Lasdun went out of fashion in the seventies and eighties, but in the nineties there was a revival of interest and a reappraisal of his work.
		Lasdun was closely involved with the refurbishment and was said to be delighted that the building was finally appreciated.
	www.findaproperty.co.uk /story.aspx?storyid=1189 (219 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Arcand Denys
		Arcand, Denys (1941-), French-Canadian film director and screenwriter, maker of maverick documentaries and irreverent features.
		Lasdun, Sir Denys Louis (1914-2001), British architect of the modern movement who was known particularly as an exponent of British Brutalist...
		The International Modern style continued to flourish after World War II, but in the 1950s its dominance was challenged by a new style that was dubbed...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Arcand_Denys.html (87 words)

	UEA - A Brief History
		In 1962, Denys Lasdun (who designed the National Theatre) was appointed as UEA’s f ounding architect, and was asked to produce an integrated physical design which would reflect and complement the academic structure.
		It was Lasdun who designed the University’s core buildings including the monumental Teaching Wall, the raised walkway s, the central Square and, most famously, the striking ‘ziggurats’ of Norfolk and Suffolk Terrace.
		Lasdun’s legacy also includes the acronym ‘UEA’, now enshrined in the University’s logo, as that is how he designated it in his early plans and drawings.
	www.uea.ac.uk /menu/organisation/history_of_uea.shtml (471 words)

	The Architectural Review: Denys Lasdun: Architecture, City, Landscape. (... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sir Denys Lasdun is the greatest surviving English modernist, and at last we have a monograph worthy of the man.
		The later works of Lubetkin were developing in the direction of pattern-making facades and in the '50s Lasdun had the strength to pull himself out of that by returning to the old masters of modern architecture.
		Lasdun's development in the '50s was amazing, and the decade ended with the elegance of 28 St. James's Place and the splendour of the Royal College of Physicians.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:15718757&refid=ink_tptd_mag (478 words)

	Essaydirect.com: The Architecture of the National Theatre - Term Paper. Publish your essay, term paper or thesis here!
		Denys Lasdun, born in 1914, is a major British architect whose career began in the early 1930´s and closely follows the development of the Modern Movement in Britain.
		Lasdun´s style is characterized by Le Corbusier´s Five Points of a New Architecture, and “the simplicity of form, the use of concrete and glass, the new sense of space and the concern for a suitable setting for modern life”1.
		Lasdun worked with Coates for two years, in 1938 he switched to the Tecton team founded by Lubetkin and in the same year, when he was only 24 years old, he built a residential building in Bayswater, a district of London.
	www.essaydirect.com /preview/14669.html (746 words)

	Independent, The (London): Denys Lasdun, the National's concrete craftsman, dies aged 86
		DENYS LASDUN, the architect who designed the National Theatre on the South Bank in London, has died.
		Sir Denys, who was 86, is regarded as one of the greatest 20th- century architects.
		Dennis Sharp, a council member and former general editor at the Architectural Association, where Sir Denys began his training, said he was a remarkable architect.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20010112/ai_n9665405 (358 words)

	CultuurArchief.nl - Architectuur
		Denys Lasdun werd sterk beïnvloed door het werk van de Franse architect Le Corbusier.
		In Engeland was Denys Lasdun verantwoordelijk voor veel gebouwen van ruw beton.
		Lasdun ontwierp zijn gebouwen als landschappen van ruimtes.
	www.absofacts2.com /cultuurarchief/architectuur/boeken012.htm (605 words)

	Gabion: The legacy of Lasdun 1/2
		When he died at 86, just over a week ago, Lasdun was a hero to a new generation.
		Just a couple of weeks before he died, yet another Lasdun building was listed: his magisterial Institutes of Education and Law complex for University College London in Bedford Way, Bloomsbury, designed in the late 1960s.
		Given that Lasdun was still designing extensions and alterations to some of his projects up to the last, that makes an active creative career spanning 67 years.
	www.hughpearman.com /articles2/lasdun.html (497 words)

	National Theatre : History of the NT : Denys Lasdun's National Theatre
		Perhaps Lasdun’s interview technique helps explain his appointment: of the twenty finalists interviewed by the committee Lasdun was the only one to appear without the support of a team.
		Lasdun’s solo interview and such comments as “the essence of designing a theatre is a spiritual one,” seem to have appealed to the theatrical sensibilities of the committee: Laurence Olivier later wrote, ‘Oh, my dear!
		After working with the committee on various designs for an adaptable auditorium Lasdun realized, and slowly convinced the committee, that the theatre experience the committee desired for the new National Theatre could only be achieved by building several auditoriums.
	www.nt-online.org /?lid=7081 (956 words)

	Denys Denys Corbet, 1826-1909 [or 1910?] This Summer I Learned That My Great-grandfather, Denys Well (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Denys Corbet, 1826-1909 [or 1910?] this summer I learned that my great-grandfather, Denys Wellington Corbet who immigrated from Guernsey was the son of.
		Denys Wortman, NA was a celebrated cartoonist and prolific easel painter.
		Denys Lasdun, born in 1914, is a major British architect whose career began in the.
	www.99hosted.com /names1282.html (302 words)

	LavaCUBED \Arts\Architecture\History\Architects\L\Lasdun,_Denys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		BBC Audio Interviews: Denys Lasdun 1914 - 2001 - Listen to extracts from a BBC interview with the Internationally acclaimed British architect.
		Denys Lasdun (1914-) - Biography, detailed project list with images and bibliography archived at the ArchINFORM database.
		Sir Denys Lasdun - Biography from Chandigarh Perspectives.
	www.lavacubed.com /new.cats.php?path=/Arts/Architecture/History/Architects/L/Lasdun,_Denys (47 words)

	Denys Lasdun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sir Denys Lasdun (8 September 1914–11 January 2001) was an eminent English architect of the 20th century, particularly associated with the Modernist design of the Royal National Theatre on London's South Bank of the River Thames.
		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.
		Before and after Second World War service in the army, he worked for a while with Berthold Lubetkin's Tecton practice, after which he set up his own London-based practice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Denys_Lasdun (208 words)

	Denys Lasdun: Architecture, City, Landscape; Author: Curtis, William J. R.; Paperback
		In this first full-length study of the architect, William Curtis offers a critical assessment of Lasdun's ideas and achievements, tracing the evolution of his architectural language and his continuing preoccupations.
		With detailed analyses and many outstanding illustrations from the architect's own archive, the author presents a challenge to the critics of Modernism and demonstrates the enduring and human qualities of Lasdun's woThe first full-length critical study of Lasdun whose best-known work is London's National Theatre.
		A study of the work of Denis Lasdun, this volume examines the ideas and guiding myths behind Lasdun's forms and shows how his architecture fits into both the British and international modern movements, and how it is indebted to classical and earlier traditions.
	www.netstoreusa.com /arbooks/071/0714839027.shtml (310 words)

	By the 1980s Lasdun's practice realised that there was little future in the public sector, for which he had designed ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		By the 1980s Lasdun's practice realised that there was little future in the public sector, for which he had designed most of his housing, educational buildings, and the National Theatre.
		It is physically and metaphorically the least concrete and solid of Lasdun's buildings, and should be credited to the practice's full name, Denys Lasdun, Peter Softley and Associates.
		Sir Denys Lasdun remained a consultant to the firm, by then called Hurley Robertson, in his 80s, as their work took on more of the character of Arups, Fosters and Foggo, with whom they were in competition.
	www.arxitecture.org.uk /arx23k.htm (368 words)

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