Richard Seifert

Who was Richard Seifert?

Richard Seifert was a British architect, best known for designing the Centrepoint tower and Tower 42, once the tallest building in the City of London. Seifert is widely recognized for having influenced 1960s and 1970s London architecture. Other examples of his work in London include Euston Station, Drapers Gardens and the King's Reach Tower, as well as numerous commercial buildings - principally hotels and office blocks - in and around London. His practice also designed commercial buildings and social housing developments in other major British cities - most notably Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow.

Following his retirement in 1984, his son John Seifert who had worked with his father for 15 years, took over the practice, which survived in various forms until 2010. John Seifert now practices under the name Sigma Architects in the UK and Seifert Architects LLC abroad - continuing the legacy of hotel and commercial developments begun by his father.