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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

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

Joyce Jones was one of the architects who worked with Dame Sylvia Crowe, the landscape architect, and Sir Frederick Gibberd, the master planner, to develop the town's unique layout.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2010

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

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