hiː wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd baɪ fɹˈæŋk pˈɪk, dʒˈɛnɚɹəl mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk ɹˈeɪlweɪz kˈʌmpəni ʌv lˈʌndən jˈuːəl, tə dɪzˈaɪn ðə stˈeɪʃənz ˈæftɚ hiː wʌz dɪsˈæɾɪsfˌaɪd wɪð dɪzˈaɪnz pɹədˈuːst baɪ ðə jˈuːəl ˈoʊn ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkt, stˈænli hˈiːps.
He was selected by Frank Pick, general manager of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL), to design the stations after he was dissatisfied with designs produced by the UERL's own architect, Stanley Heaps.