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Leonard Manasseh RA

An architect and artist from a Sephardi Jewish family. He studied at the Architectural Association and by 1941 was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Leonard Manasseh RA

Leonard Manasseh OBE RA PPRWA FRIBA FCSD was an architect and artist from a Sephardi Jewish family. He studied at the Architectural Association and by 1941 was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects. During World War II he served as a pilot in the Fleet Air Arm. From 1960 to 1965 he became President of the Architectural Association and has served as a council member on numerous architectural organisations. In 1982 he was awarded an OBE and in 1989 he was elected President of the RWA.