Berthold Lubetkin

Berthold Lubetkin
Born
Berthold Romanovich Lubetkin

(1901-12-14)14 December 1901
Died23 October 1990(1990-10-23) (aged 88)
Bristol, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish (from 1939)
Alma materVKhUTEMAS
SVOMAS
Technische Hochschule Berlin
Berlin Textile Academy
Warsaw University of Technology
École Spéciale d'Architecture
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
École Supérieure de Béton Armé
Institut d'Urbanisme de Paris
OccupationArchitect
AwardsRIBA Royal Gold Medal (1982)
PracticeTecton

Berthold Romanovich Lubetkin (14 December 1901 – 23 October 1990) was a Russian-born British architect who pioneered modernist design in Britain in the 1930s. His work includes the Highpoint housing complex, the Penguin Pool at London Zoo, Finsbury Health Centre and Spa Green Estate.