Gibberd

British

/ ˈɡɪbəd /

noun

Sir Frederick. 1908–84, British architect and town planner. His buildings include the Liverpool Roman Catholic cathedral (1960–67) and the Regent's Park Mosque in London (1977). Harlow in the U.K. and Santa Teresa in Venezuela were built to his plans

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Buckton Fields was one of three UK schools - together with Sir Frederick Gibberd College in Harlow and Haygrove School in Somerset - closed by the DfE.

From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2025

It was planned by architect Sir Frederick Gibberd and landscape architect Dame Sylvia Crowe, while detailed designs were created by John St Bodfan Gruffydd and engineer and surveyor AWR Webb.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2020

Ben Gibberd, the lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie, offered a Mariners’ rendition of John Fogerty’s “Centerfield.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2020

Another was chosen by the architect Frederick Gibberd for the new London airport at Heathrow.

From The Guardian ● May 30, 2013

"I never build things unless there is some reason for them," says Gibberd.

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