Colin St John Wilson Architect

Sir Colin Alexander St John ("Sandy") Wilson, FRIBA, RA, (14 March 1922 – 14 May 2007) was a British architect, lecturer and author. He spent over 30 years progressing the project to build a new British Library in London, originally planned to be built in Bloomsbury and now completed near Kings Cross.

Personal facts

Colin St John Wilson
Birth dateMarch 14, 1922
Birth place
Cheltenham
Date of deathMay 14, 2007

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Architect

Significant building
British Library

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Colin St John Wilson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6659483.stm
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6689143.stm
  3. http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2559968.ece
  4. http://www.bl.uk/sandywilson.html
  5. http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2080261,00.html
  6. http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp67247
  7. http://www.pallant.org.uk
  8. http://www.pallant.org.uk/phg/externalhtml/collection/majorgifts/wilson/wilson/wilson500.htm
  9. http://www.pallant.org.uk/phg/externalhtml/collection/majorgifts/wilson/wilsonbio/wilsonbio.htm
  10. http://www.pallant.org.uk/phg/html/collection/majorgifts/wilson/wilsonselection.htm