Tony Fretton

He graduated from the Architectural Association (AA) and worked for various practices including Arup, Neyland and Ungless, and Chapman Taylor, before setting up his own firm, Tony Fretton Architects, in 1982.

[2] From 1999 to 2013, Tony Fretton held the post of Professor within the Chair of Architecture and Interiors at TU Delft, the Netherlands.

[citation needed] The £27m embassy, has earned plaudits "despite being built on a second-choice site, and squeezed by budget constraints caused by the strengthening of the zloty against the pound" includes Belgian marble facing the entrance and a glazed outer façade that "is actually a brilliantly refined blast-screen".

[3] Fretton's design for Faith House at Holton Lee in Dorset is "a quiet space for contemplation" in the spirit a poor village church.

It was made with cedar, glass and birch for £150,000 and was described as "a modern temple providing a still point in a turning world.