Anthony Percivall Pott [commonly known as Anthony Pott] was born in Westminster, London, England on 28 July 1904 and studied at the Architectural Association School in London in the from 1933 to 1938. He was awarded the AA diploma and was subsequently elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA). In 1939 he was one of the eleven founding members of Architects’ Co-operative Partnership (ACP) [in 1951 renamed the Architects’ Co-Partnership (ACP)], an architectural co-operative all of whom attended the AA School.
The ACP was dissolved in September 1939 following the outbreak of World War Two. It was re-formed in 1946 by Pott and six other members, however, Pott left soon after to take up a post in the Ministry of Education. From 1956 to 1963 he was chief architect at the Ministry of Education.
Pott specialised in design of lighting for schools. His address was given as 29 Blenheim Road, London in 1939. He died in Ealing, Middlesex on 23 February 1963. Following his death a Memorial Fund to assist architectural students was established in his name by the Architectural Association
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