Born in Russia as Sergey Isakovich Chermayeff, he became a prominent British architect, also remembered as a founder of several architectural societies with the American Society of Planners and Architects among them. His family emigrated to England when he was young and there he received his education and becoming naturalised in 1928. collaborated with the architect Erich Mendelsohn: their His most important works were the "De La Warr Pavilion" in Bexhill, Sussex (1933-36). Other buildings are the "Nimmo House" in Chalfont-St-Giles (1934-35) and "Levy House" in London (1935-36). In 1940 he moved to the United States where he co-operated with other architects and taught in the California School of Fine Arts.
Born in Russia as Sergey Isakovich Chermayeff, he became a prominent British architect, also remembered as a founder of several architectural societies with the American Society of Planners and Architects among them. His family emigrated to England when he was young and there he received his education and becoming naturalised in 1928. collaborated with the architect Erich Mendelsohn: their His most important works were the "De La Warr Pavilion" in Bexhill, Sussex (1933-36). Other buildings are the "Nimmo House" in Chalfont-St-Giles (1934-35) and "Levy House" in London (1935-36). In 1940 he moved to the United States where he co-operated with other architects and taught in the California School of Fine Arts.
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