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Theo Crosby RA (3 April 1925 – 12 September 1994) was an architect, editor, writer and sculptor, engaged with major developments in design across four decades. He was also an early vocal critic of modern urbanism.
Theo Crosby (1925–1994) and Polly Hope (1933–2013) and A. & A. Sculpture Casting (active c.1978–c.1988) Architect, sculptor and writer, born in Mafeking, South Africa. He studied at University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, moved to London in 1947 and that year studied part-time at Sir John Cass School of Art, then Central School of Arts ...
11 de mar. de 2015 · Learn about the life and work of Theo Crosby, a versatile architect, sculptor, writer and designer who shaped 20th century British culture. He was a founding partner of Pentagram, a contributor to Architectural Design magazine and a participant in the This is Tomorrow exhibition.
15 de sept. de 1994 · Crosby, Theo 1925 - 1994. Theo Crosby was born in Mafeking, South Africa, on 3 April 1925. After training as an architect at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg (B.Arch., 1947), he moved to London, England, where he studied at Sir John Cass School, Central School of Arts and Crafts, and at St. Martin's School of Art (1947 ...
14 de sept. de 1994 · Theo Crosby, architect, sculptor, writer, designer: born 3 April 1925; RIBA 1948; Technical Editor, Architectural Design 1953-62; partner, Pentagram Design 1972-94; ARA 1982, RA 1990; Professor...
Theo Crosby argued the case for personalizing commercial buildings through art and design in order to preserve the humanity of the urban environment. In Pentagram Papers 2: The Pessimist Utopia he explained that 'the artist's role is to assert the tangible, the tactile, the human scale; to give some life, humour and amusement to our pompous ...
Theo Crosby (1925-1994) was an architect, sculptor, writer and designer, who worked collaboratively across many disciplines and a broad range of interests.
