William John Gilbert Godwin
OBE (17 June 1928 – 12 February 2023) and Gillian Hopwood (born 27 June 1927) were British architects, based in Nigeria.
Career
John Godwin was born in
Chalfont St Giles
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It lies on the edge of the Chiltern Hills, ...
,
Buckinghamshire
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, England on 17 June 1928.
Gillian Hopwood was born in
Rochdale
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, England on 27 June 1927. They both studied architecture at the
Architectural Association
The Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, commonly referred to as the AA, is the oldest independent school of architecture in the UK and one of the most prestigious and competitive in the world. Its wide-ranging programme ...
in London, both qualifying in 1950. John came to Nigeria with his wife, Gillian in 1954, residing in
colonial Lagos, British Nigeria.
They began their careers in architecture and were involved in designing many significant projects in the city. John also established an academic career as a Professor of Architecture at the
University of Lagos
The University of Lagos, popularly known as UNILAG, is a public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria and was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first generation universities in Nigeria and is ranked among the top universities in th ...
. Although he collaborated with his wife on many projects, Gillian focused in historic preservation and architectural photography and documented several iconic buildings which existed in colonial Lagos (some of which have been demolished).
[ They established their architectural firm named ''Godwin and Hopwood Architects'' in 1954. The firm’s name was later changed to ''Godwin Hopwood Kuye (GHK) Architects Limited'' in 1989. The couple became Nigerian citizens in 2013 after spending about 60 years living and practising as architects in Nigeria.
Godwin died on 12 February 2023, at the age of 94.]
Projects
* Allen and Hanbury House, Lagos
* WAEC building, Yaba, Lagos
* Bookshop House
Bookshop House (also called CSS Bookshop)
is a building in the Lagos Island located at Northeastern part of Broad Street, Lagos, Broad street at Odunlami street. It was designed by Godwin and Hopwood Architects and built in 1973.
Background
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, Lagos
* Niger House, Lagos
* Nestle Nigeria Plc Water Plant, Lagos.
* Faculty of Sciences building, University of Lagos
* GlaxoSmith Headquarters building, Lagos.
* Boyle street residential building, Lagos.
Published works
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* The Architecture of Demas Nwoko. Published by Farafina in 2007
See also
* List of Nigerian architects
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
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20th-century English architects
Alumni of the Architectural Association School of Architecture
Architects from Lagos
British emigrants to Nigeria
Married couples
Naturalized citizens of Nigeria
Nigerian architects
Nigerian people of English descent