Sir John Leslie Martin KBE (Manchester, 17 August 1908 – 28 July 1999) was an English Architect. A leading advocate of the International Style Martin's most famous building is the Royal Festival Hall. Martin's work was especially influenced by Alvar Aalto. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... Manchester shown within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Greater Manchester Admin HQ Manchester City Centre Founded 13th Century City Status 1853 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Manchester City Council Area  - Borough & City 115. ... is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... The Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, Germany (1927) The Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, Germany (1930) The International style was a major architectural trend of the 1920s and 1930s. ... The Royal Festival Hall is a concert, dance and talks venue within the South Bank Centre in London, England. ... Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (February 3, 1898 — May 11, 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer, sometimes called the Father of Modernism in the Nordic countries. ...

After studying at Manchester University Leslie Martin taught at the University of Hull. In 1937 he co-edited with Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo the journal Circle that reviewed avant-garde abstract art and architecture. University of Manchester Motto: Cognitio Sapientia Hvmanitas Knowledge, wisdom, humanity. ... The Venn Building The University of Hull, also known as Hull University, is an English university located in Hull (or Kingston upon Hull), a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire. ... Ben Nicholson (April 10, 1894 - February 6, 1982), British abstract painter, was born in Denham, Buckinghamshire. ... Portrait of Naum Gabo Naum Gabo KBE (August 5, 1890 - August 23, 1977) was a prominent Russian sculptor in the Constructivism movement and a pioneer of Kinetic Art. ...

During the Second World War Martin was assigned to the pre-nationalisation Railway companies to supervise re-building of bomb damaged regional rail stations. In this capacity Martin developed pre-fabricated designs to speed construction. Following the war Martin was made a Deputy Architect to the London County Council and in 1948 Hugh Casson selected him to lead the design team for the Royal Festival Hall the most prestigious building project of the Festival of Britain. In part in recognition of his achievement Martin was made Chief Architect of the LCC in 1953 and used his position to promote emerging younger architects Colin St. John Wilson, James Stirling, and Alison and Peter Smithson. Martin was involved in the early development of the Brunswick Centre with Patrick Hodgkinson an early experiment in planned mixed-use development in Bloomsbury. London County Council emblem is still seen today on buildings, especially housing, from that era London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London from 1889 until 1965, when it was replaced by the Greater London Council. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson (23 May 1910 – 15 August 1999) was a British architect, interior designer, artist, and influential writer and broadcaster on 20th century design. ... The Festival of Britain emblem, designed by Abram Games, from the cover of the South Bank Exhibition Guide, 1951 The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition which opened in London and around Britain in May 1951. ... Sir Colin St. ... Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University. ... English architects Alison Smithson (1928-1993) and Peter Smithson (18 September 1923-3 March 2003) together formed an architectural partnership, and are often associated with the Brutalist style. ... Categories: Buildings and structures stubs | Grade II listed buildings ... Bloomsbury may refer to: Bloomsbury, London, an area in the centre of the city the Bloomsbury group, an English literary group active around from around 1905 to the start of World War II. the Bloomsbury Gang, a political grouping centred on the local landowner, John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford...

From 1956 Martin was made head of the Architecture School at Cambridge University and made Colin St. John Wilson his assistant. Martin with Wilson completed a number of academic buildings including halls of residence for Gonville and Caius College, and Peterhouse in Cambridge and the St. Cross faculty libraries for Oxford University. Martin was also the masterplanner for Leicester University. One of his later projects was an extension to Kettle's Yard Art Gallery to house the works of Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and others. Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ... Full name Gonville and Caius College Motto - Named after Edmund Gonville & John Caius Previous names Gonville Hall (1348), Gonville & Caius (1557) Established 1348 Sister College Brasenose College Master Neil McKendrick Location Trinity St Undergraduates 468 Graduates 291 Homepage Boatclub Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, generally known as Caius (though pronounced... Full name Peterhouse Motto - Named after St Peters Church (now little St Marys Church) Previous names - Established 1284 Sister College Merton College Master The Lord Wilson of Tillyron Location Trumpington Street Undergraduates 271 Graduates 128 Homepage Boatclub Peterhouse is the oldest college in the University of Cambridge. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The University of Leicester is based in Leicester, England, with about 8,000 full-time students and over 10,000 distance-learning students, one of the larget distance learning populations of any UK university. ... The three cottages which comprise the main house of Kettles Yard. ... Ben Nicholson (April 10, 1894 - February 6, 1982), British abstract painter, was born in Denham, Buckinghamshire. ... Hepworths Family of Man in bronze, 1970, at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. ...

In the 1960's the British government commissioned Martin to draw plans for a wholesale redevelopment of the area between St. James's Park and the Thames Embankment in London. This would have included most of the then overcrowded government offices of Whitehall, which were scheduled for demoilition. The plans met with determined opposition from conservation groups, and their implementation was delayed. The Heath Government formally abandoned Sir Leslie's plan in 1971. St. ... Whitehall, London, looking south towards the Houses of Parliament. ... The Right Honourable Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (born July 9, 1916) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. ...

External links

• Biography and Appreciation at Jesus College

Martin was also responsible for the modernist house Brackenfell (now Grade II listed) in Brampton, Cumbria, built for textile designer and artist Alastair Morton, MD of Edinburgh Weavers. Interior colour scheme was reputedly designed by Ben Nicholson who lived locally when married to Winifred Roberts, daughter of the Earl of Carlisle; housed small marble sculpture by Barbara Hepworth and painting by Mondrian who was rescued from war-threatened France by Winifred Nicholson. Brampton is a small market town in Cumbria, England about 14 km east of Carlisle and 2 Roman miles south of Hadrians Wall. ... Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ...