Rod Hackney

Dr 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]

Rod Hackney
Born (1942-03-03) 3 March 1942
NationalityBritish
Alma materManchester University
OccupationArchitect
Known forCommunity Architecture
Websitewww.kansarahackney.com/kh/Dr_Rod_Hackney.html

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.

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. "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.
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