Hector Hamilton was a British-born architect working in New York City for Hamilton and Green during the 1930s. He became prominent in 1932 when the Soviet Union awarded him first prize alongside two Soviet architects for his design for the Palace of the Soviets in the second round of a public design competition, only to cancel the award without explanation a few months later.[1] He also designed the grade II listedSan Remo Towers block of flats in Boscombe, England, built between 1935 and 1938.[2]
ReferencesEdit
Berkovich, Gary. Reclaiming a History. Jewish Architects in Imperial Russia and the USSR. Volume 2. Soviet Avant-garde: 1917–1933. Weimar und Rostock: Grunberg Verlag. 2021. P. 145. ISBN978-3-933713-63-6
^Gray, Christopher (9 September 2010). "For the Car, and Far From Pedestrian". Manhattan (NYC): NYTimes.com. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
^"San Remo Towers and Retaining Walls - Bournemouth - Dorset - England". British Listed Buildings. 1 June 1938. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
External linksEdit
The Palace of the Soviets. A project by Hector Hamilton - documentary film on YouTube
October 21, 2023
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