David Aberdeen
| David Aberdeen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
David du Roi Aberdeen 1913 |
| Died | 1987 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Architect |
David du Roi Aberdeen (1913 – 1987) was a British architect.
In 1948, Aberdeen won an architectural competition to design the new TUC headquarters building in Great Russell Street, London.[1] Staff began to move into the offices in 1956 and the building was officially opened in 1958. The building is Grade II* listed.[2]
Congress House was officially opened on 27 March 1958 along with the unveiling of the sculpture by Jacob Epstein, intended as a memorial to the dead trade unionists of both world wars, in the courtyard.[3] It was one of the earliest post-war buildings to be listed at Grade II*, in 1988.[4]
Aberdeen's other work includes the Aircraft Assembly Buildings at Filton, Bristol (jointly with Eric Ross), 1947-9, the Swiss Centre in Leicester Square, London, 1961-8,[4] and Shrewsbury Market Hall, 1965.[5]
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20111104124112/http://www.tuc.org.uk/the_tuc/tuc-7646-f0.cfm. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2015. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Historic England. "Details from image database (477672)". Images of England.
- ↑ "The Union Makes Us Strong - TUC History Online". Unionhistory.info. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
- 1 2 "Congress House". c20society. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ "Appeal for memories as Shrewsbury Market Hall turns 50". Shrewsbury Today. 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-07-26.