Education
Ralph was educated at the Architectural Association, which is highly regarded in Modern architecture and engineering, and then worked for Ernő Goldfinger from 1935 onward, participating in the design of Goldfinger"s house on 2 Willow Road.
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Ralph Tubbs
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Well known amongst the buildings he designed was the Dome of Discovery at the successful Festival of Britain on the South Bank in London in 1951. In 1940 he designed the Living in Cities exhibition for the British Institute of Adult Education and the Council for Encouragement of Music and Arts, for which he made in 1942 a small book as well. During the World World War II, Tubbs was not in services for medical reason, and worked as firewatcher.
Buildings designed by Tubbs include (dates shown for design to building)
1935-1938 2 Willow Road, Hampstead, London
1948-1951 Dome of Discovery, South Bank, London
1952-1953 Young Men’s Christian Association Indian Student Hostel, Fitzrovia, London
1956-1961 Baden-Powell House, Kensington, London
Charing Cross Hospital, Hammersmith, London
1960 Granada House, Manchester
Ralph Tubbs"s Dome of Discovery project was given tribute at the Millennium Dome.
In 1951, The Dome of Discovery was not only the largest diameter dome in the world, 365 feet across, but was totally unsupported except around the perimeter.
