John Penn (architect)
John Penn | |
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 c.1965 | |
| Born | 11 March 1921 Greens Norton, England |
| Died | 14 February 2007 (aged 85) |
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| Occupation(s) | Architect, Artist, Furniture Designer, Teacher, Musician, Poet and Filmmaker |
John Penn (11 March 1921 – 14 February 2007) was a modernist British architect. He gained notability, and is best remembered, for the nine "temple-form" houses that he built in Suffolk between 1962 and 1969.[1][2][3]In recent years these houses have been referred to as "Gold Dust".[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Penn was educated at Eton, and then at Trinity College, Cambridge. He studied History at Cambridge, and his studies were interrupted when he served in the Second World War. During his time in the military, he won the Military Cross for bravery.[5]
Career
[edit]He spent some time in the United States with Richard Neutra and his buildings were influenced by the Case Study Houses. His work includes a factory, and a pavilion for Trinity College, Cambridge, and several private houses in Suffolk.[6]
Artist
[edit]As an artist, Penn first exhibited in San Francisco in 1952; in succeeding years, his work, abstract in nature, could be seen at one-man shows at various galleries in London and Suffolk.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nine houses in Suffolk by John Penn", by Richard Gray, POST WAR HOUSES, Twentieth Century Architecture Number 4, The Journal of the Twentieth Century Society. 2000. ISBN 0 9529 755 3X, Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Obituary: John Penn, 1921-2007, Architects Journal". Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Obituary: John Penn, The Guardian". Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Penn Friends", Wallpaper* Magazine, London, October 2005
- ^ "Penn, John", Suffolk Artists, Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Enjoyment Of Space For Its Own Sake" by Matthias H. Dicks, Queens' College, Cambridge, November 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2025
- ^ "Obituary: John Penn, The Guardian". Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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