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Ralph Erskine (architect)
1914Feb, 24

Ralph Erskine (architect)

Ralph Erskine, English-Swedish architect, designed The Ark and Byker Wall (d. 2005)
Ralph Erskine ARIBA (24 February 1914 – 16 March 2005) was a British architect and planner who lived and worked in Sweden for most of his life.

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