It took only five minutes for Scottish Architect Basil Spence, standing in the bombed-out shell of Coventry Cathedral one day in 1950, to conceive a design for the new cathedral. “I knew my task was ...

"Published by the Trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland to accompany the exhibition, Back to the future : Sir Basil Spence, 1907-1976, held at the Dean Gallery from 19 October 2007 to 10 ...

Documentary about Queen Elizabeth Square, Sir Basil Spence's block of Brutalist style flats built to replace the Gorbal's tenements in Glasgow during the 1960s. His vision was based on architect Le ...

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