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. 





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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...