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Donald Hanks McMorran (
3 March 1904 -
6 August 1965) was an
English architect who is known today for his sensitive continuation of the
neo-Georgian and
classical tradition in the period after the Second World War. His buildings include halls of residence at
Nottingham University, Wood Street Police Station in the
City of London, public housing schemes around
London, the South Block extension to the
Old Bailey and civic buildings in
Exeter and
Bury St Edmunds.McMorran was a Master of the
Art Workers Guild in
1956 and was elected to the
Royal Academy in 1962. His work is characterised by carefully chosen materials, well-detailed and handsomely proportioned facades with minimal classical detail, showing the influence in particular of the work of
John Soane.
There is also a strong sense of aesthetic opposition to the bulk of the
Modern Movement work of the same period. McMorran was, however, not narrow-minded in his attitude to the Modern Movement, and as assessor in the City of London's
Golden Lane housing competition he awarded first place to the young Modernists,
Chamberlin, Powell and Bon.
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