Sir Terry Farrell, one of the UK's leading architects, has died at the age of 87. Farrells, the architecture practice he founded, announced his death "with deep sadness", saying: "Terry was frequently called a maverick, radical and a non-conformist which he relished." His typical building style was post-modernist, exuberant and playful, with his famous commissions including London's MI6 building and the headquarters for ITV's 1980s breakfast show TV-am, with giant breakfast eggcups perched on the roof. Farrells added that the architect's "enduring commitment to urbanism has helped shape government policy on key built environment issues". Sir Terry was born in 1938, and like many architects of his generation, he was blown away by the modernist buildings of America he encountered when he travelled to the US on a scholarship in the 1960s. In 1965, he went into practice with Nicholas Grimshaw, who became another international architecture superstar, and who died earlier this month.
Published: September 29, 2025 2:05 pm
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