Roger Westman
Roger Westman | |
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Born | Roger Ulick Branch Westman 16 September 1939 |
Died | 29 April 2020 |
Alma mater | Architectural Association School of Architecture |
Occupation | Architect |
Roger Ulick Branch Westman (16 September 1939 - 29 April 2020) was a British architect.
Early life and education[]
Westman was born at Jarrow, County Durham in 1939. He attended Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith and the Architectural Association School of Architecture.[1][2] At the AA, he received the RIBA Howard Colls Travelling Studentship Award in 1959, allowing him to study for a short time at the Polytechnic University of Milan.[3]
Architecture and design[]
Westman began his career at Lambeth council's architecture planning department. He worked with Edward Hollamby and Rosemary Stjernstedt on Central Hill Estate, a social housing estate completed in 1974.[4] He designed a large number of homes in Hampstead, Hampstead Garden Suburb, and Highgate.[5][2] Westman was an early proponent of sustainable architecture, particularly in large-scale building projects.[6] He wrote an article on sustainable architecture in 1982 for the Architects' Journal, after which sustainable architecture became an important part of late-twentieth and twenty-first century architecture.[4][7] During his career, he won several prizes from the Royal Institute of British Architects.[8] Westman gave guest lectures on architectural history at the AA, Cambridge, Oxford Brookes, and Bath, until 1999.[9][6]
Exhibitions[]
Between June and July 1981, Westman exhibited his scheme 'Walls: A Framework for Communal Anarchy' at the Institute of Contemporary Arts.[10][11] Westman's exhibition received good reviews in The Times and the London Evening Standard.[12][13]
Selected projects[]
- Pepys Estate (1966)
- Cheviot Gardens (1968)
- Lillington Gardens (1971)
- Tara Hotel, Kensington (1973)
- Central Hill Estate (1974)
- Cressingham Gardens (1978)
- Alexandra Theatre, Bognor Regis (1980)
- South Lambeth Estate (1982)
- Jerma Palace Hotel, Malta (1982)
- Myatt’s Fields South Estate (1984)
Personal life[]
He lived in Hampstead Garden Suburb with his wife, Jula.[14] Together, they had two children.[1] He was a member of the Twentieth Century Society, and was instrumental in the preservation of several 20th-century buildings.[15] He was a friend of John Summerson until Summerson's death in 1992.[14]
Westman died on 29 April 2020 at Hampstead Garden Suburb.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Guardian Staff (2020-05-07). "Roger Westman obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Roger Westman". ArchINFORM.
- ^ Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects. The Institute. 1959.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Roger Westman: A life in architecture". The Architecture Schools Database. 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ Architectural Association Journal. 1959.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Roger Westman - Architect London / United Kingdom". Archilovers. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ The Architects' Journal. Architectural Press. 1996.
- ^ Architects, Royal Institute of British (1966). RIBA Journal.
- ^ "Roger Westman". The Architecture Schools Database. 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ Hardy, Dennis; Ward, Colin (2004-01-01). Arcadia for All: The Legacy of a Makeshift Landscape. Five Leaves. ISBN 978-0-907123-59-0.
- ^ England), Institute of Contemporary Arts (London (1981). Future Communities. Institute of Contemporary Arts. ISBN 978-0-905263-14-4.
- ^ Town and Country Planning. Garden Cities and Town Planning Association. 1980.
- ^ Hardy, Dennis; Ward, Colin (1984). Arcadia for All: The Legacy of a Makeshift Landscape. Mansell. ISBN 978-0-7201-1679-3.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Roger Westman". Archinect. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ "Roger Westman". architectuul.com. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
External links[]
- Roger Westman on Architectuul
- Roger Westman on International Architecture Database [or ArchINFORM]
- Roger Westman on German National Library
- 1939 births
- 2020 deaths
- People from Jarrow
- British architects
- British designers
- People educated at Latymer Upper School
- Alumni of the Architectural Association School of Architecture
- 20th-century English architects
- English urban planners
- Architecture critics