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

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Life and career

Llewelyn Davies was educated at a private school in Ireland and at

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, where he studied mechanical sciences and graduated in 1934. During his time at Cambridge, he was a member of the

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, associating with left-wing students such as

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and Victor Rothschild. He later studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, and the Architectural Association (AA) in London, where his contemporaries included Elizabeth Chesterton and Ann MacEwen. Llewelyn Davies was Professor of Architecture at The Bartlett,

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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

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

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. He was married to Patricia Parry and had three children. As his wife was also made a

ess, they were one of the few couples who both held titles in their own right. Llewelyn-Davies was the son of Moya Llewelyn Davies and the grandson of Irish MP James O'Connor. He was also a first cousin of the Llewelyn Davies boys.

Professional career

In 1960, Richard Llewelyn Davies and John Weeks formed the architectural and planning practice Llewelyn-Davies Weeks. It became known for hospital design and master planning 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 Walter Bor in 1964 and became Llewelyn-Davies, Weeks, Forestier-Walker, and Bor. It 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

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