Rod Hackney

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Rod Hackney
Born (1942-03-03) 3 March 1942 (age 80)
NationalityBritish
Alma mater Manchester University
Occupation Architect
Known forCommunity Architecture
Website www.kansarahackney.com/kh/Dr_Rod_Hackney.html

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

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

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. [3]

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. Knevitt, Charles (11 July 1975). "Community Architect Mark I". Building Design : 8.