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Modernising Britain: The Work and Life of Sir Leslie Martin (1908-2000) https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.100008 Ruamsanitwong, Natcha Campbell, James This research examines the role of the architect, educator and researcher Sir Leslie Martin in facilitating Modernism in Britain. Martin had a long and remarkable career, spanning over sixty years. As an architect, Martin is famously known for the design of the Royal Festival Hall (1948-1951) and the controversial Whitehall masterplan (1964-1970). As an educator, Martin is widely regarded as one of the key figures who modernised architectural education in post-war Britain. Among other things, he chaired the 1958 Oxford Conference and reformed architectural training at Cambridge School of Architecture (1956-1972). Despite his many achievements, his reputation has remained principally that of an ‘architect’s architect’. Based on detailed archival research and personal recollections, this research seeks to construct a biography of Martin as a means to revise and add to the current literature on his contribution to the field of architecture. This thesis intends to read as more than a mere report on the materials collected but an interpretation that does justice to Martin’s contribution to the breadth and diversity of the issues with which he was involved. University of Cambridge 2022-10-30 Thesis Doctoral Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) eng https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/353991 embargo 2029-07-28 https://apollo8-f-pro.lib.cam.ac.uk/bitstreams/3e731cae-6ec1-4145-a63d-afe1b9126c8b/download 5a677d0ab11c8a9cf9f3abddb6a0bc84 https://apollo8-f-pro.lib.cam.ac.uk/bitstreams/48fd3cb9-a471-45a4-bf41-75b1fae03730/download 87eda9de84448d1f82354d60eee3eb5f https://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved/ architecture Britain modern architecture Modernism