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

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]

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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