Philip Dowson
Sir Philip Henry Manning Dowson (born August 16, 1924 in Johannesburg - † August 22, 2014 ) was a British architect.
Dowson came to England with the family from South Africa in 1927, attended Gresham's School in Norfolk from 1938 to 1942 and then studied mathematics at Oxford University . After a year he went to the Royal Navy, in which he served until 1947. From 1947 to 1950 he studied art at Cambridge University (Clare College) and then architecture in London (Architectural Association School).
From 1953 he worked with Ove Arup together and was in 1963 with Ronald Hobbs one of the founders of Arup Associates, a subsidiary of Arup for integrated multidisciplinary management of building design and construction includes architects, engineers and financial experts. In 1969 he became a partner at Arup and its lead architect.
He designed various university buildings, for example in Oxford and Cambridge, and administrative buildings. One of the main works is the Snape Maltings in Suffolk, malt houses that have been converted into concert buildings (with Derek Sugden as acoustician). Another early exemplary structure that attracted a lot of attention is the Long Wall house in Long Medford from 1963. As an architect, he was unconventional and did not follow the mainstream. He emphasized the integration into local traditions and the local environment and used traditional materials in addition to steel and concrete.
From 1993 to 1999 he was President of the Royal Academy of Arts , of which he became a member in 1981. In 1969 he was ennobled CBE and 1980 as a Knight Bachelor . In 1981 he received the Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dowson, Philip |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dowson, Sir Henry Manning Philip |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British civil engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Johannesburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22nd August 2014 |