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Paul Hamilton and John Bicknell

Paul Hamilton and John Bicknell entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, architectural model

Architectural model

Paul Hamilton and John Bicknell entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, architectural model

Architectural model

Paul Hamilton and John Bicknell entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, first floor street level

First floor plan

Paul Hamilton and John Bicknell entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, basement level of civic square

Basement floor plan

Paul Hamilton and John Bicknell entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, sixth floor plan

Sixth floor plan

Paul Hamilton and John Bicknell entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, section drawing looking east

Section drawing

Paul Hamilton and John Bicknell entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, longitudinal section drawing

Section drawing

Paul Hamilton and John Bicknell entry City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, south elevation drawing

Elevation drawing

Paul Hamilton and John Bicknell

London, England

Entry 054

Hamilton was born Paul Albert Herschan in Vienna in 1924, and came to England as a child refugee in 1939.  He changed his name to Paul Hamilton after volunteering for the British Army in 1942.  He and fellow student John Bicknell studied at the Architectural Association in London, and later formed a partnership.  They were known for their transportation related buildings, and were celebrated for, among others, the Paddington Maintenance Depot Offices (1968).  After Bicknell’s death in 1984, the firm continued as the Paul Hamilton Design Group.  Hamilton retired in 1994, and died in 2004.

Obituary

AJ Buildings Library

Paul Hamilton and John Bicknell