Richard Seifert
| Reubin "Richard" Seifert | |
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| Born |
25 November 1910 Zurich, Switzerland |
| Died | 26 October 2001 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | R. Seifert and Partners |
| Buildings |
Centre Point Tower 42 Gateway House Alpha Tower King's Reach Tower More listed below |
Richard Seifert (born Reubin Seifert, 25 November 1910 – 26 October 2001) was a Swiss-British architect, best known for designing the Centrepoint tower and Tower 42 (previously the NatWest Tower), once the tallest building in the City of London. His eponymously named practice – R. Seifert and Partners (later the R. Seifert Co-Partnership) was at its most prolific in the 1960s and 1970s, responsible for many major office buildings in Central London as well as large urban regeneration projects in other major British cities.
Seifert was born to a Swiss family and came to London when young. He attended the Central Foundation Boys' School and subsequently obtained a scholarship to the Bartlett School of Architecture, graduating in 1933. Seifert served in the Royal Engineers during World War II.
Seifert is widely recognized for having influenced 1960s and 1970s London architecture. Other examples of his work in London include Euston Station, Drapers Gardens and the King's Reach Tower, as well as numerous commercial buildings – principally hotels and office blocks – in and around London. His practice also designed commercial buildings and social housing developments in other major British cities – most notably Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow.
Seifert and his company were responsible for more London buildings than Sir Christopher Wren and designed more than 500 office blocks across the UK and Europe.
Following his retirement in 1984, his son John Seifert who had worked with his father for 15 years, took over the practice, which survived in various forms until 2010. John Seifert now practices under the name Sigma Architects in the UK and Seifert Architects LLC abroad – continuing the legacy of hotel and commercial developments begun by his father.
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