Ralph Tubbs
Ralph Tubbs OBE FRIBA (9 January 1912 – 23 November 1996) was a British architect. Well known amongst the buildings he designed was the Dome of Discovery at the successful Festival of Britain on the South Bank in London in 1951.
Ralph was educated at the
Buildings designed by Tubbs include (dates shown for design to building)
- 1935–1938 only working drawings for Erno Goldfinger)
- 1948–1951 Dome of Discovery, South Bank, London
- 1952–1953
- 1956–1961 Baden-Powell House, Kensington, London
- 1960 Granada House, Manchester[2]
- 1959-1973 Charing Cross Hospital, Hammersmith, London (constructed 1969–73)
Ralph and his wife Mary Tubbs lived in Wimbledon Village for most of their life. They had two sons and a daughter: Jonathan Tubbs, who is currently an architect in Wimbledon, James Tubbs, who is an engineer and Danielle who is a nurse. Ralph won many awards for his designs. His wife died in May 2007.
Ralph Tubbs's Dome of Discovery project was given tribute at the Millennium Dome. In 1951, The Dome of Discovery was not only the largest diameter dome in the world, 365 feet across, but was totally unsupported except around the perimeter.
Publications
- Tubbs, Ralph (1942). Living in Cities. Penguin.
- Tubbs, Ralph (1945). The Englishman Builds.
References
- ^ "History of Festival of Britain". Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2006.
- ^ a b "The Twentieth Century Society, Building of the Month February 2005". Archived from the original on 25 September 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2006.