Trevor Dannatt

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(15 January 1920 – 16 February 2021) was a British architect.

Career

He studied architecture at the Regent's Polytechnic. In 1943 he joined the practice of modernist architects

Maxwell Fry Edwin Maxwell Fry, CBE, RA, FRIBA, F RTPI (2 August 1899 – 3 September 1987) was an English modernist architect, writer and painter. Originally trained in the neo-classical style of architecture, Fry grew to favour the new modernist style, ...

and

Jane Drew Dame Jane Drew (24 March 1911 – 27 July 1996) was an English modernist architect and town planner. She qualified at the Architectural Association School in London, and prior to World War II became one of the leading exponents of the Moder ...

. In 1948 he joined the

London County Council The London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today ...

architects department, where he worked on the Royal Festival Hall.

Peter Moro Peter Meinhard Moro (27 May 1911 – 10 October 1998) was a London-based architect whose practice developed many notable public buildings. He was the son of Austrian physician and paediatrician Ernst Moro. Life and works Moro was born in Heid ...

was his team leader. In 1952 he formed his own practice. He was elected to the

Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its ...

in 1983 and was awarded an

in the

2016 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 2016 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrati ...

. He died in February 2021 at the age of 101.

National Life Stories National Life Stories (NLS) is an independent charitable trust and limited company (registered as the "National Life Story Collection") based within the British Library Oral History section, whose key focus and expertise is oral history fieldwork. ...

conducted an oral history interview (C467/70) with Dannatt in 2001 for its Architects Lives' collection held by the British Library.National Life Stories, 'Dannatt, Trevor (1 of 13) National Life Stories Collection: Architects' Lives', The British Library Board, 2001
Retrieved 10 April 2018

Works

* Intercontinental Hotel and King Faisal Conference Hall, Riyadh Saudi Arabia *

Royal Festival Hall The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,700-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London, England. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge, in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is a G ...

* Laslett House, Cambridge * Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Victoria Gate building * Blackheath Quaker Meeting House * Vaughan College, Leicester

References

External links

Dannatt Johnson practice website
Slide show of notable works * 1920 births 2021 deaths Architects from London British men centenarians Officers of the Order of the British Empire Royal Academicians Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{UK-architect-stub