“I have always held that what we are suffering from is a plethora of cleverness and a lack of really sound, commonsense building.”

— Giles Gilbert Scott

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About Giles Gilbert Scott

Architect • British

Sir Giles Gilbert Scott was a preeminent English architect known for blending Gothic tradition with modernism. He is most famously remembered for designing iconic British structures such as the red telephone box,...

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