Richard Allison
Scottish architect
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| Intro | Scottish architect | ||
| Places | United Kingdom Scotland | ||
| was | Architect | ||
| Work field | Engineering | ||
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| Birth | 1869 | ||
| Death | 1958 (aged 89 years) | ||
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Biography
Sir Richard John Allison (1869–1958) was a Scottish architect. From 1889 he was associated with the government Office of Works in London (as example The Science Museum), and from 1914 was its Chief Architect.
Selected works
- The Science Museum, London (1919–28)
- The Duveen wing, National Portrait Gallery, London (1933), with J G West.
- The Geological Museum, London
- The Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast (1933), with J G West.
- The British Ambassador's house in Diplomatstaden, Stockholm (1915).