Rod Hackney

Rod Hackney
Born	(1942-03-03)3 March 1942
Died	14 August 2025(2025-08-14) (aged 83) [1]
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Manchester University
Occupation	Architect
Known for	Community Architecture
Website	www.kansarahackney.com/kh/Dr_Rod_Hackney.html

Roderick Peter Hackney (3 March 1942 - 14 August 2025), better known as Rod Hackney, was a British architect and past president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (1987-89) ^[2] and International Union of Architects. ^[3]

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. ^{[4] [5]}

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. ^[6]

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

Publications

• "Forward". Building Communities: International Conference Proceedings. RIBA Enterprises. 1987. ISBN   0947877711.
• Hackney, Rod; Fay Sweet (1990). The good, the bad, and the ugly: cities in crisis (1. publ. ed.). London: F. Muller. ISBN   9780091739393.

References

1. "Rod Hackney (1942 to 2025)". RIBA. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
2. "Tributes paid to 'maverick' former RIBA president Rod Hackney". Architects' Journal. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
3. "Dr Rod Hackney". Debretts. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
4. "21 Years of Community Architecture". World Habitat Awards. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
5. "Lives Retold - Rod Hackney".
6. Knevitt, Charles (11 July 1975). "Community Architect Mark I". Building Design : 8.

External links

• Official website