Together with him, figures from different spheres of public life were awarded various distinctions. Another distinguished architect is David Adjaye, who received Britain's highest honor, the Order of the British Empire. Unfortunately, Ajaye, despite his most interesting public building projects, is known to the general public in the UK, where he lives and works, primarily as an architect for celebrities such as Ewan McGregor and Alexander McQueen.
Peter Cook's contribution to modern architecture has been assessed not only as the sum of his projects: his active teaching activities and published theoretical works also occupy the most important place.
Also the author of "Satanic Poems" Salman Rushdie became a knight of the British Empire, and Oleg Gordievsky, a former KGB resident in Great Britain, who fled to the West, became a Knight of the Order of St. Michael and St. George for his "services in ensuring the security" of the country. It should be noted that his literary "colleague" James Bond had the same honorary title.
