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Peter Salter (born 1947) is a British architectural designer and academic. In 1962 he began a course at the Shoreditch College of Furnishing Trades, in preparation to become a furniture designer. In 1964, he worked as a junior draftsman for a patent glazing manufacturer. From 1966 until he began his studies at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, Salter worked as an architectural technician for a number of local authorities in London. He studied and taught at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, where he received his Diploma in 1980, was Head of the School of Architecture at the University of East London and since 2006 has been Professor of Architectural Design at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. [1] He is currently practicing as Salter+Collingridge [2]

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Career in practice

In the early 1980s, Peter Salter worked for Alison and Peter Smithson, [3] founding members of Team X, the successor group to CIAM.

In the 1980s, Salter collaborated with Christopher Macdonald [4] (former Director of the University of British Columbia School of Architecture) under the name Macdonald and Salter. They produced a series of speculative projects that remain unbuilt. The projects are well known for their highly developed and evocative drawings, which are concerned with qualities of construction and spatial atmosphere. In 1990, Macdonald and Salter designed a temporary building, a folly, for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition in Osaka. Other contributors to the Exposition included Peter Cook and Christine Hawley, Architektburo Bolles-Wilson, Morphosis, Coop Himmelb(l)au, and Zaha Hadid, among others.

Salter is currently in practice with Fenella Collingridge as Salter+Collingridge.

Salter+Collingridge have recently completed Walmer Yard, [5] an award-winning [6] series of 4 bespoke houses [7] for developer Crispin Kelly of Baylight Properties. Kelly was a former student of Salter.

Academic career

In the 1980s and 1990s Salter taught at the Architectural Association, where he also earned his Diploma. While at the AA, he often served as Unit Master with Christopher Macdonald, which led them to the design collaboration under the name Macdonald and Salter.

In 1995 Salter took over from Ron Herron (a member of the design partnership Archigram) as the professor and Head of School at the University of East London. Salter has since taught at the University of Bath and has been Professor of Architectural design at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. [1] In 2004 Salter won the Royal Institute of British Architects Annie Spink award for his outstanding contribution to architectural education. [8] This prize was awarded jointly with Wolf Prix.

Publications

Buildings

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References

  1. 1 2 "Professor Peter Salter".
  2. ↑ "Salter+Collingridge".[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Walmer Yard / Peter Salter + Mole Architects + John Comparelli Architects". 6 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "ONCE UPON a TIME: Macdonald and Salter". 12 October 2008.
  5. ↑ "Walmer Yard review – uncompromising beauty". TheGuardian.com . 20 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Walmer Yard Walmer Yard".
  7. ↑ "'Peter Salter's Walmer Yard is a luxe enigma that must be swallowed whole or not at all'". 13 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "RIBA Annie Spink Award". Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  9. ↑ "A weekly dose of architecture » Mountain Pavilion". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  10. ↑ "A weekly dose of architecture » Inami Woodcarving Museum". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  11. ↑ Rowan Moore (20 November 2016) "Walmer Yard review – uncompromising beauty", The Guardian .
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