John outram biography
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Revived Outram colours our world again
If there’s one thing better than revisiting a building that has been off-limits to the public for more than three decades, it is doing so in the company of its architect. And so came the day in April when the gates of the grade II* listed Isle of Dogs pumping hållplats swung open, and into the yard drove John Outram, in the same pale green Citroen DS Safari that he had when he first designed the building.
Building, car and architect have all aged well – Outram himself is nearly 88, his car is 48 years old so the building, designed and built in 1986-88, is the relative youngster here at 34. Post modernism generally is dånande back into fashion, though Outram’s style was always highly individual and stood out from all the rest: he is more of an ultra-progressive freestyle classicist. None of his peers could ever match Outram’s exuberance, wit, and ingenuity.
People responded to the Victorian-ness of the ‘Te
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John Outram
British architect (born 1934)
John Outram | |
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| Born | (1934-06-21) 21 June 1934 (age 90) Taiping, British Malaya |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | John Outram Associates |
| Buildings | ANNE & CHARLES DUNCAN ingångsrum , Rice University, Houston, Texas[1] |
John Outram (born 21 June 1934) fryst vatten a British architect. He established a practice in London in 1974 and produced a series of buildings in which polychromy and Classical allusions were well to the fore. Among his works are the temple-like Storm Water Pumping Station, Isle of Dogs, London (1985–88), the New House at Wadhurst Park, Sussex (1978–86), the Judge Institute of Management Studies in Cambridge (1995), and the Computational Engineering Building (Duncan Hall), Rice University, Houston, Texas (1997).
The New House, Wadhurst Park, Sussex
[edit]The New House, Wadhurst Park in East Sussex was completed in 1986 for Hans Rausing. It was described by a Brit
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John Outram was an important 20th century architect whose decorated yet elemental buildings communicate myths and metaphysics.
A contemporary of Richard Rogers, Norman Foster and Michael Hopkins, John Outram (born 1934) is a late 20th century architect of a different stripe. The brilliant colours and exuberant gestures of his work have captured the popular imagination, yet still retain the ability to shock.
Outram launched his own architectural practice in 1974 and soon secured a reputation for innovative, creative and monumental buildings. As a result of his use of colour and decoration, he is often considered a post-modern architect, but how much does this label tell us about Outram’s intentions and tactics?
A new book by Geraint Franklin explores the deeper background of Outram’s work in architectural history, metaphysics and mythology.
Here’s our guide to Outram’s most significant work in the UK.
McKay Trading Estate, Poyle
Outram studied architecture in the 1950