About Penelope Whiting
Lived 1918 – 2017 (aged 98–99). Penelope Whiting was an architect.
Penelope Whiting (1918 – 28 February 2017) was a British architect known for her contributions to post-war housing, urban planning and architectural writing in the United Kingdom.
Early life and education Whiting was born in 1918 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Her parents were Gerald Whiting, a naval architect and general manager of a shipbuilders, and Irene (née Stroud), a violinist.
Whiting was involved in the planning and design of housing estates in Harlow New Town, Essex, including the Mark Hall and Ladyshot estates. New Single-Storey Houses (1966)
Personal life Whiting married Trevor Hawkes, an engineer, in 1946. The couple had two children, Timothy and Amanda. She died on 28 February 2017 at the age of 99.
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British architect (1918–2017)
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