Rod Hackney

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Rod Hackney
Born(1942-03-03)3 March 1942
Died14 August 2025(2025-08-14) (aged 83)
NationalityBritish
Alma mater Manchester University
OccupationArchitect
Known forCommunity Architecture
Website www.kansarahackney.com/kh/Dr_Rod_Hackney.html

Roderick Peter Hackney (born 3 March 1942), better known as Rod Hackney, was a British architect and past president of the Royal Institute of British Architects and International Union of Architects. [1]

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Hackney was considered the pioneer of "Community Architecture" in 1974, when he fought slum clearances in Macclesfield and help local people improve their own surroundings. [2] [3]

Career

Hackney studied architecture at Manchester University, graduating in 1965. He then worked at Arne Jacobsen's practice in Denmark for three years before returning to Manchester to undertake a PhD. [4]

In 1972, he formed his own practice Rod Hackney Architect in Macclesfield, and in 2008 he co-founded Kansara Hackney Ltd.

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References

  1. "Dr Rod Hackney". Debretts. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  2. "21 Years of Community Architecture". World Habitat Awards. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  3. "Lives Retold - Rod Hackney".
  4. Knevitt, Charles (11 July 1975). "Community Architect Mark I". Building Design : 8.