Sir Giles Gilbert Scott OM RA FRIBA (9 November 1880 – 8 February 1960) was an English architect known for his work on the New Bodleian Library, Cambridge University Library, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Battersea Power Station, Liverpool Cathedral, and designing the iconic red telephone box. Scott came from a family of architects. He was noted for his blending of Gothic tradition with modernism, making what might otherwise have been functionally designed buildings into popular landmarks.
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9 November 1880 London
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8 February 1960 (aged 79) Bloomsbury, Greater London, England
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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