Colin Stansfield Smith
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Professor Sir Colin Stansfield Smith CBE, (born October 1, 1932) is a British architect and academic.
Stansfield Smith was born in Didsbury, Manchester, and studied architecture and drama at Cambridge University from 1953 to 1958. After graduating from Cambridge, he played the lead role in several West End stage productions before deciding to qualify as an architect. He worked in various architect's offices, including the LCC and the GLC in London. From 1971 to 1973, he was Deputy County Architect at Cheshire County Council, under the directorship of the famous engineer, Sir Frank Whittle.
He was awarded a CBE in 1988, the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 1991, and was knighted in 1993.
Stansfield Smith was head of Hampshire County Architects Department from 1973 to 1992. During that period, the work of his office became well-known world wide, especially for its new schools within the county.
Stansfield Smith became a Professor of Architecture at the school of architecture at the University of Portsmouth in 1992, and is now Emeritus Professor. He designed the University's Portland building (opened in 1997) where the Faculty of Architecture and other environmental faculties are now based.
[edit] References
- Colin Stansfield Smith, Hampshire Architecture. John Wiley and Sons, 1988
- Colin Stansfield Smith, Caring Tradition (audio cassette). Worldwide Microfilms, 1992.
