Architecture firm, England
The London-based architectural firm Connell, Ward, and Lucas was founded in 1933
by two architects from New Zealand—Amyas Connell (1901–80) and Basil Ward (1902–
76)—and one from England—Colin Lucas (1906–84). Connell and Ward arrived in
England in the 1920s and studied at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University of
London; in 1926 both won prizes to study architecture in Rome. Lucas studied at the
University of Cambridge and in 1928 formed a building company whose main goal was
to experiment with concrete construction. Although the partnership lasted only six years
and was disbanded in 1939, it was nonetheless one of the leading modernist firms active
in Britain during the 1930s, and the architects were important, vocal proponents of
modern architecture.
Before forming the partnership, the three were already known in architectural circles
for innovative projects. Connell designed High and Over (1928–31), a home for the art
historian and a...