C. Alan Short

Charles Alan Short (born 1955) is a British architect and academic.

Short was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he achieved an MA degree and a DipArch. ^[1] He has been Professor of Architecture at the University of Cambridge since 2001, and President of Clare Hall, Cambridge since 2020. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He champions low-energy buildings that will be resilient to climate change. ^{[4] [5]}

Selected buildings designed by Short

• Queens Building De Montfort University, Leicester (1993) ^[6]
• Contact Theatre, Manchester (1999) ^[7]
• Lanchester Library, Coventry (2000) ^{[8] [9]}
• Lichfield Garrick Theatre, Lichfield (2003) ^[10]
• UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, London (2004)

Bibliography

• Short, C. A.; Lomas, K. J.; Woods, A. (1 May 2004). "Design strategy for low-energy ventilation and cooling within an urban heat island" . Building Research & Information. 32 (3): 187–206. doi:10.1080/09613210410001679875. ISSN   0961-3218. S2CID   110633758.
• Short, C. Alan (1 March 2008). "What is 'architectural design research'?" . Building Research & Information. 36 (2): 195–199. doi:10.1080/09613210701811015. ISSN   0961-3218. S2CID   218591052.
• Short, C. Alan; Al-Maiyah, Sura (1 June 2009). "Design strategy for low-energy ventilation and cooling of hospitals". Building Research & Information. 37 (3): 264–292. doi:10.1080/09613210902885156. ISSN   0961-3218. S2CID   108698801.
• Giridharan, R.; Lomas, K. J.; Short, C. A.; Fair, A. J. (1 November 2013). "Performance of hospital spaces in summer: A case study of a 'Nucleus'-type hospital in the UK Midlands". Energy and Buildings. 66: 315–328. doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.07.001. hdl: 20.500.11820/d1cc7e59-8fbc-479e-ac04-57680cbaaee9 . ISSN   0378-7788.
• Short, C. Alan (2017). The recovery of natural environments in architecture : air, comfort and climate. London. ISBN   978-0-415-82440-8. OCLC   952567241.

References

1. "Short, Prof. (Charles) Alan, (born 23 March 1955), Professor of Architecture, University of Cambridge, since 2001 (Head, Department of Architecture, 2001–04); Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge, since 2002; Principal, Short & Associates, since 1997". Who's Who 2022 . Oxford University Press. 1 December 2021. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U43221 . Retrieved 13 August 2022.
2. "Professor Alan Short". Clare Hall. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
3. "Professor Alan Short MA Dip.Arch. Ph.D.(Cantab)". Department of Architecture. University of Cambridge. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
4. Short, C. Alan (3 February 2018). "People in glass buildings shouldn't be allowed: these structures a". The Independent. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
5. "The history man: Interview with Professor Alan Short". CIBSE Journal. Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers. August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
6. Hesson, Robert (24 March 2022). "Queens Building De Montfort University Leicester UK – Environmental Control". Northern Architecture. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
7. "The Contact Theatre, Manchester". Civic Engineers. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
8. Noon, Pat (September 2008). "The Lanchester Library — Building a Sustainable Library". LIBER Quarterly. 18 (2): 129–136. doi: 10.18352/lq.7916 . Retrieved 13 August 2022.
9. "Naked Engineering – Natural Ventilation".
10. "Lichfield Garrick Theatre". Theatre Tokens. Retrieved 13 August 2022.