- George Grey Wornum
George Grey Wornum (
17 April 1888 -11 June 1957 ) was a Britisharchitect .George Wornum was born in
London . He studied architecture under the guidance of his uncle, Ralph Selden Wornum. He married the American designer Miriam Alice Gerstle in 1923.Achievements
Wornum was winner of the
Royal Gold Medal for Architecture in 1952, his most famous work is theRIBA building, the Royal Institute of British Architects' own headquarters inPortland Place , London.He also contributed to the first class interiors of the original
RMS Queen Elizabeth liner, and was responsible for the layout ofParliament Square (which, though greatly praised in an article inThe Times on 13 November 1952, is under threat of realignment to cope with the heavy traffic of recent years).His work for Westminster Council included municipal buildings and a simple, stylish design of lamp post, many of which are still in use.
In 1936 he was asked by Westminster and the City of London to co-ordinate all the street decorations for the Coronation of
Edward VIII . [Daily Sketch article published 23 July 1936.] This event was of course subsequently cancelled when the new King abdicated.In 1946 he collaborated with John Gloag on "House out of Factory", a book about the practical side of the design, production and construction of pre-fabricated houses in the aftermath of the
Second World War . [Gloag, John. "House out of Factory London". George Allen and Unwin Ltd. 1946.]In his later years he spent some time in
Bermuda for health reasons.He died inNew York City .Notes
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