He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film The French Lieutenant's Woman and was the BAFTA nominated art director for Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film Blowup.
The artist's expertise in set decoration led to an Oscar nomination for his work on The French Lieutenant's Woman, and he played a key role as production designer for Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film Blowup, earning him a BAFTA nod.