Trevor Dannatt

Trevor Dannatt
Born	(1920-01-15)15 January 1920
Died	16 February 2021(2021-02-16) (aged 101)
Nationality	British
Occupation	architect
Employer	Dannatt Johnson
Notable work	British Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Conversion of Royal Naval College Greenwich
Style	Modernist

Trevor Dannatt OBE (15 January 1920 – 16 February 2021) was a British architect.

Career

He studied architecture at the Regent's Polytechnic. In 1943 he joined the practice of modernist architects Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew. In 1948 he joined the London County Council architects department, where he worked on the Royal Festival Hall. Peter Moro was his team leader. In 1952 he formed his own practice.^[1]

He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1983^[1] and was awarded an OBE in the 2016 New Year Honours. He died in February 2021 at the age of 101.^[2]

National Life Stories conducted an oral history interview (C467/70) with Dannatt in 2001 for its Architects Lives' collection held by the British Library.^[3]

Works

• Intercontinental Hotel and King Faisal Conference Hall, Riyadh Saudi Arabia
• Royal Festival Hall^[1]
• Laslett House, Cambridge^[4]
• Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Victoria Gate building
• Blackheath Quaker Meeting House

References

1. "Trevor Dannatt | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". www.royalacademy.org.uk.
2. "Trevor Dannatt obituary". The Guardian. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023.
3. National Life Stories, 'Dannatt, Trevor (1 of 13) National Life Stories Collection: Architects' Lives', The British Library Board, 2001. Retrieved 10 April 2018
4. "Laslett House, Cambridge" (PDF). The Modern House. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

External links

• Dannatt Johnson practice website Slide show of notable works
• Portraits of Trevor Dannatt at the National Portrait Gallery, London