Which London building was the most famous work of architect Norman Shaw (1831-1912)?
Norman Shaw Buildings in the early 2020s. The offices of the Leader of the Opposition have been located in a suite in the Norman Shaw Buildings since the time of Michael Howard. In addition to Howard, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, and Jeremy Corbyn have kept their offices in the building during their tenures as opposition leader. Norman Shaw Buildings The Norman Shaw Buildings (formerly known as New Scotland Yard) are a pair of buildings in Westminster, London, overlooking the River Thames. Built by renowned architect Richard Norman Shaw between 1887 and 1906, they were originally the location of New Scotland Yard (the headquarters
Richard Norman Shaw Richard Norman Shaw Richard Norman Shaw RA (7 May 1831 – 17 November 1912), sometimes known as Norman Shaw, was a Scottish architect who worked from the 1870s to the 1900s, known for his country houses and for commercial buildings. He is considered to be among the greatest of British architects; his influence on architectural style was strongest in the 1880s and 1890s. Shaw was born in Edinburgh, and trained in the London office of William Burn with George Edmund Street. Shaw attended the Royal Academy classes and received a grounding in classicism. There, he met William Eden Nesfield, with