Maxwell Ayrton
Omron Maxwell Ayrton ( 1874 - February 18, 1960 ) was a Scottish architect. He was the architect of the old Wembley Stadium .
Ayrton was an apprentice to Harry Beswick in Chester from 1890, went to London in 1897, where he was assistant to Richard Creed, William Alfred Pite and finally Edwin Landseer Lutyens . Simultaneously studied at the South Kensington School of the Royal College of Art, passed the architectural examination at the Royal Institute of British Architects and was admitted in 1903. He had already started his own business in 1899. In 1905 he joined the architectural firm of John William Simpson , in which he became a partner in 1910. In 1920 he became a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. At Simpson he designed a lot for schools, for example the new chapel in Gresham's School (between 1912 and 1916).
He was the architect of many buildings for the British Empire Exhibition of 1924/25, including the old Wembley Stadium. For this he was ennobled, as was the civil engineer in charge, Owen Williams , with whom he also designed many bridges in Scotland from then on. In 1928 he dissolved the partnership with Simpson and was self-employed again. His structures included the National Institute of Medical Research at Mill Hill, construction of which began in 1937 but was not completed until after World War II and inaugurated in 1950. He was active as an architect until his death in 1960.
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| SURNAME | Ayrton, Maxwell |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ayrton, Omron Maxwell (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1874 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1960 |