Richard Allison (architect)

Allison in January 1940.

The British chancery in Stockholm

Sir Richard John Allison CVO CBE (1869–1958) was a Scottish architect. From 1889 he was associated with the government Office of Works in London (as example The Science Museum), and from 1914 was its chief architect.[1][2]

Selected works

• The Science Museum, London (1919–28)[3]
• The Duveen wing, National Portrait Gallery, London (1933), with J G West.[4]
• The Geological Museum, London
• The Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast (1933), with J G West.[5]
• The British Ambassador's house in Diplomatstaden, Stockholm (1915).[6][7]

References

1. "Geological Museum". Survey of London: volume 38: South Kensington Museums Area. British History Online. 1975. pp. 257–259. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
2. "Richard John Allison". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
3. "Science Museum". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
4. "History of the National Portrait Gallery". National Portrait Gallery. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
5. "Royal Courts of Justice". Northern Ireland Court Service. 12 September 2005. Archived from the original on 21 July 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
6. The drawings were signed "R. Allison – A.R.I.B.A – H.M. OFFICE OF WORKS LONDON", available from authorities in Stockholm.
7. The architect was a "british" "Allison" also according to: Hultin, Olof; Johansson, Bengt OH; et al. (2005). Guiden till stockholms byggnader (in Swedish). Arkitektur Förlag AB. p. 184. ISBN 91-86050-58-3.