Richard Llewellyn-Davies, Baron Llewelyn-Davies (24 December 1912 – 27 October 1981) was a British architect.

Career

He worked at the Architecture Association where his contemporaries included Elizabeth Chesterton and Ann MacEwan. Llewelyn-Davies was Professor of Architecture at

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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

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. On 16 January 1964, he was created a

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with the title Baron Llewelyn-Davies, of Hastoe in the County of

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. He was married to Patricia Parry, having three children. As his wife was made a

ess, they were one of the few couples who both held titles in their own right. Llewelyn-Davis was the son of Moya Llewelyn-Davies and the grandson of Irish MP

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and a first cousin of the

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Professional career

In 1960, Richard Llewelyn-Davies and John Weeks formed the architectural and planning practice Llewelyn-Davies Weeks, which became one of the most influential hospital design and master planning companies in the UK. Major early commissions included the design of

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and offices for ''

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'' newspaper. The company grew with the addition of

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in 1964 and become Llewelyn-Davies, Weeks, Forestier-Walker, and Bor, and was known for the master planning of

. The company now trades as 'Llewelyn Davies' and retains the name 'Llewelyn Davies Weeks Ltd' in memory of the founding partners.

Arms

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Llewelyn-Davies, Richard 1912 births 1981 deaths Life peers British urban planners 20th-century English architects Academics of University College London Architects from London Spouses of life peers Life peers created by Elizabeth II