Tony Fretton

Anthony Fretton (born 17 January 1945) is a British architect known for his residential and public gallery buildings, as well as other British and international design work. 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. His first major project was the Lisson Gallery in 1990. 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". Anish Kapoor's house Chelsea, London Fuglsang Art Museum. Lolland, Denmark (2008)

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."