Yorke Rosenberg Mardall (YRM) 1944 - ?

Yorke Rosenberg Mardall is an architectural partnership formed in London, England, in 1944 by Francis Reginald Stevens Yorke (1906-1962), Eugene Rosenberg (1907-1990) and Cyril Leonard Sjöström Mardall (1909-1994).

The name of the firm changed to YRM in 1975 and YRM plc in 1987. They were acquired by the architecture and design network RMJM (Robert Matthew Johnson Marshall) in 2011.

Worked in
UK
Works

Notable projects by Yorke Rosenberg Mardall have included Significant projects by Yorke in the 1930s included reinforced concrete houses at Gidea Park, Essex (with William Holford, A. Stephenson & A. Adam, 1933);  the Civic Centre at the Future (with Marcel Breuer, 1936); and Sea Lane House in East Preston (with Marcel Breuer, 1937). Work with Yorke Rosenberg & Mardall included Sigmund Pumps Ltd. factory in Gateshead, Co. Durham (1948); Barclay Secondary School in Stevenage, Hertfordshire (1950); London Transport Bus Garage and Depot in Loughton, Essex (1954); Queensmead Secondary Modern School in Ruislip, Middlesex (1953); Gatwick Airport in Gatwick, Surrey (1958–88); the masterplan for Kuwait Airport (1962); YRM's office at Greystoke Place, London (1960-61); Electrical Engineering Building, Liverpool (1966);  St Thomas' Hospital in London (1966-75); Royal Infirmary in Hull, Yorkshire (1967); University of Warwick (1960s); Crawley Hospital in Crawley, West Sussex (1960s); Cottam Power Stations in Cottam, Nottinghamshire (1960s); a hanger for Britannia Airways at Luton Airport (1970); Magistrates Courts, Manchester (1971); YRM offices in  Britton Street, London (1976); Allied Dunbar Centre in Swindon; Wiltshire (1980); and Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk (1987-95).

Bibliography

The Architecture of Yorke Rosenberg Mardall 1944-1972. Introduction by Rayner Banham. London: Lund Humphries, 1972

Atkinson, Fello. 'U.S. Embassy Building, Grosvenor Square, London'.  Architectural Review vol. 129, April 1961 pp. 252-258

Chalk, Warren. 'Slightly below the knee; thoughts on architecture and YRM'.  Architectural Design vol. 36, June 1966 pp. 274-293 [Contains a chronological ist of works by Yorke Rosenberg Mardall from 1947 to 1964]

Harwood, Elain. Mid-Century Britain: Modern Architecture 1938-1963. London: Batsford, 2021

Melvin, Jeremy. FRS Yorke and the Evolution of English Modernism. London: Wiley-Academy, 2003

Mills, Edward David. The New Architecture in Britain 1946-1953. London: The Standard Catalogue Co. Ltd., 1953 [Discusses Susan Lawrence School in Lansbury, Poplar, London designed by Yorke Rosenberg Mardall pp. 161-170]

Powers, Alan. In the Line of Development: F. R. S. Yorke, E. Rosenberg and C. S. Mardell to YRM. London: RIBA Heinz Gallery, 1992.

Webb, Michael. Architecture in Britain Today. London: Country Life, 1969

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