User:Hystrix arboreus/R . Frank Atkinson

 Robert Frank Atkinson  (born 1871, died 1923) was an architect articled to John Francis Doyle of Liverpool.

 Notable Works 

In 1907 Atkinson collaborated with Chicago architect Daniel H. Burnham on the design of the steel-framed Selfridges store in London.



In 1912, six leading architects of the day were chosen to submit designs for Whiteley Village by the trustees of Whiteley Homes. Each architect received £50 for the plans they submitted. The winning architect was Atkinson, who received a prize of £150. Although a number of his original designs were altered because of cost, his distinctive octagonal "spider's web" design for the central portion of the village was retained.

Also in 1912, Atkinson designed the Midland Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool.

Atkinson designed the marvelous interior of the entrance of the Daily Express building in Fleet Street which is one of the great masterpieces of Art Deco design, a symphony of textures and shapes in metal and other materials to take your breath away.