| Admin/Biog History | Spence was a Scottish architect. In 19291930, he spent a year as an assistant, in the London office of Edwin Lutyens. Stamp gave the keynote lecture at the conference 'Architecture, diplomacy, and national identity: Sir Basil Spence and mid-century modernism, 3-5 Dec 2008. It was held at the British School at Rome, and supported by the Paul Mellon Centre. |