Gordon Randolph Holmes Ricketts (1918 – 5 January 1968)[1][2] was secretary of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), a role that is now chief executive.
[4] During his time as secretary, there was great change and conflict in the architectural profession, and he oversaw the major administrative reform of the RIBA to respond to it.
He worked closely with the presidents of the RIBA, a post that has a two-year term, notably Robert Matthew and Basil Spence.
Between 1948 and 1951 he was on the staff of the Federation of British Industries, and from 1951 to 1957 he was appointments secretary at Nottingham University, where he also lectured and tutored.
[1] Ricketts also played a part in developing the idea for author Selwyn Goldsmith’s book ‘Designing for the Disabled’ published in 1963.