Former Cable and Wireless Building (now American University of Barbados)

Former Cable and Wireless Building (now American University of Barbados)
Architect: Andrew Voss (1970), located near Barbados External Communications (BET) Hill

Monday, November 12, 2018

Architects and Practices who made significant contributions to the Modern Movement

Kenneth John Tomlin*: Government Headquarters (1956); Old Seawell Airport (1957); Combermere School (c.1957); Queen Elizabeth Hospital (1964); Original Buildings on UWI Cave Hill (1967); Cave Shepherd (c.1973)

Barbara Hill: Original Bank of Nova Scotia Headquarters (1964)

Warner, Burns, Toan & Lunde (of New York): Old Hilton Hotel (1966)

Gillespie & Steel: BARTEL Headquarters (now Flow) (1968); Garrison School (1975); Cottage for Architect Andrew Steel (c.1977); Newill Building (c.1981); Samuel Jackman Prescond Polytechnic (1982); Speightstown Shopping Mall (c.1983); Equity Building (c.1996);

Robertson Ward*: KFC (c.1973); RBC (c.1974); 1978 Extensions of UWI Cave Hill; St. James Secondary School (1979); ALICO Headquarters (c.1987); Fine Arts Extensions to BCC (c.1994);

David Senor: worked under Robertson Ward for a number of projects

Kenneth Gardner: St. Dominic's' Roman Catholic Church (1972); National Cultural Foundation Headquarters (c.1981); Ministry of Agriculture Offices (c.1981)

Andrew Voss*: Cable & Wireless Building (1970); Port Building (c.1978); Maurice Byer Polyclinic (c.1978); New Mutual Life Insurance Building (now Sagicor) (c.1983); Bayview Hospital (1983);  Barbados Institute of Management and Productivity (c.1983); Winston Scott Polyclinic (c.1984); Lyon Eye Care Center of QEH (1991); Parravicino Office (2011)

Mervyn Awon: Faculty of Law Building of UWI Cave Hill (1973); General Post Office (1985); Central Bank of Barbados (1986); Barbados Development and Investment Corporation (c.1988); Life of Barbados Building (now Sagicor) (1990)

Richard Lawrence Carpenter*: Admin, Commerce, LA, Gym, Library and Science Buildings of Barbados Community College (1977)

Queen Quay architects (of Toronto): Grantley Adams International Airport (New Terminal) (1979)

Brian Surfleet*: J B Simpson Supermarket (c.1980); Forster Office Building (c.1985)

Tyrone Mapp*: St. Leonard's Church (1985); British High Commission (c.1987)

Robert O'Neal*: Fairchild Street Terminal (1985); Paradise Beach Hotel (c.1986); Simpson Motors showroom (c.1988)

Cecil Stuart: National Petroleum Headquarters (c.1979)

Vandine Jerry Blackman: Police Band Auditorium (c.1994)


Notes: 
*Kenneth John Tomlin includes work done under Tomlin Voss/Gardner
*Andrew Voss includes work done under Tomlin Voss/Gardner
*Tyrone Mapp includes work done under Selby Rose & Mapp Architects
* Brian Surfleet includes work done under Design Collaborative
* Robert O'Neal includes work done under Design Collaborative 
* Richard Lawrence Carpenter did this project with N G K Murthy
*Robertson Ward did not actually carry out the work himself. Much of the firms activities in Barbados were led by David Senior who worked at the firm until 2015. Additionally a number of other architects also passed through the firm and may have influenced several designs. 





Modern Architecture in Barbados

Architects and Practices who made significant contributions to the Modern Movement

Kenneth John Tomlin*: Government Headquarters (1956); Old Seawell Airport (1957); Combermere School (c.1957); Queen Elizabeth Hospital (1964...