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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 · Architect, sculptor, writer, designer, Crosby was involved in several of the most defining events of 20th century British architectural culture, even if he is probably best known for being a founding partner of design firm Pentagram, established in 1972.
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 ...
I List of Illustrations Fig 0.1 Theo Crosby, Self- Portrait. 1970s, Theo Crosby Archive, University of Brighton. Fig 0.2 Pentagram Partners. 1975, in Pentagram: The Compendium.London: Phaidon, 1998. Fig 0.3 Polly Hope, Painting of Theo Crosby, 1990s, in “So Long, Polly Hope,” Spitalfields Life. Fig 1.1 Theo Crosby, Alison And Peter Smithson, “The New Brutalism” Architectural Design 25 ...
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...
Members Content. Theo Crosby was born in South Africa in 1925 and moved to Britain in the late 1940s. He was a highly skilled designer, architect and sculptor. He became the technical editor of Architectural Design magazine in 1953 and remained in the post for almost a decade.
