Sir Hubert Bennett,

FRIBA The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...

(4 September 1909 – 13 December 2000) was a British architect. He was Architect to the

Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council (LCC) which had covered a much smaller area. The GLC was dissolved in 198 ...

(formerly the

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) and Superintending Architect of Metropolitan Buildings from 1956 to 1971, in succession to

Sir Leslie Martin Sir John Leslie Martin (17 August 1908, in Manchester – 28 July 2000) was an English architect, and a leading advocate of the International Style. Martin's most famous building is the Royal Festival Hall. His work was especially influenced ...

. In that role, he oversaw many controversial post-war housing projects in London. He was knighted in 1970.

Work

* Hammersmith flyover, West London (1961) * Draper House,

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, London (1965) * (with Jack Whittle)

Queen Elizabeth Hall The Queen Elizabeth Hall (QEH) is a music venue on the South Bank in London, England, that hosts classical, jazz, and avant-garde music, talks and dance performances. It was opened in 1967, with a concert conducted by Benjamin Britten. The ...

and

Purcell Room The Purcell Room is a concert and performance venue which forms part of the Southbank Centre, one of central London's leading cultural complexes. It is named after the 17th century England, English composer Henry Purcell and has 370 seats. The Pu ...

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(1967) * (with Jack Whittle)

Hayward Gallery The Hayward Gallery is an art gallery within the Southbank Centre in central London, England and part of an area of major arts venues on the South Bank of the River Thames. It is sited adjacent to the other Southbank Centre buildings (the Roy ...

, London (1968) * (with François Druet)

Palais des Festivals et des Congrès The Palais des Festivals et des Congrès (''Palace of Festivals and Conferences'') is a convention centre in Cannes, France, the venue for the Cannes Film Festival, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and the NRJ Music Award. Th ...

, Cannes, France (1982) * Altar of

Tuxlith Chapel Tuxlith Chapel, also known as Milland Old Church, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Milland, West Sussex, England (). It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is ...

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(1990s)

References

{{Reflist * "Sir Hubert Bennett", ''The Times'', 15 December 2020, 25 * https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-176868 Knights Bachelor 2000 deaths Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects 20th-century English architects Alumni of the Manchester School of Architecture