Professor Sir Colin Stansfield Smith CBE, (born October 1, 1932) is a British architect and academic. He played over 100 games of first-class cricket in the 1950s.
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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.[1]
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.
Stansfield Smith, a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, played all his first-class cricket between 1951 and 1958. His county cricket was played for Lancashire, who capped him in 1957, but he also appeared for Cambridge University (for whom he gained his blue) among a number of other teams. He was selected for the Gentlemen against the Players at Lord's in 1957.[2]
He scored one first-class century, hitting 103 not out for Cambridge against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in June 1957.[3] As a bowler he enjoyed some success, taking five or more wickets in an innings on nine occasions. His career-best return was 6-35 for Cambridge versus Free Foresters at Fenner's in June 1955.[4]