Roger Westman

Roger Ulick Branch Westman (16 September 1939 - 29 April 2020) was an English architect. He was perhaps best known for his contributions to social housing in London and to sustainable architecture.[1][2]

Roger Westman
Roger Westman in 2018
Born
Roger Ulick Branch Westman

16 September 1939
Jarrow
Died29 April 2020
Hampstead Garden Suburb
NationalityBritish
Alma materArchitectural Association School of Architecture
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)Jula Westman
Children2
BuildingsJerma Palace Hotel

Career

Westman attended Latymer Upper School and the Architectural Association School of Architecture.[3][4] At the AA he received the RIBA Howard Colls Travelling Studentship Award in 1959, awarded for best drawings that year.[5][6] Buildings designed by Westman include the Alexandra Theatre, Bognor Regis (1980), the Jerma Palace Hotel, Malta (1982).[7][8][9] He also designed a large number of homes in Hampstead and Hampstead Garden Suburb.[10][11]

Social housing

Westman began his career at Lambeth council's urban planning department. He worked with Edward Hollamby and Rosemary Stjernstedt on Central Hill Estate.[11]

Sustainable architecture

Westman was one of the first architects to recognise the importance of sustainable architecture, particularly in large-scale building projects.[12] After he published an article on the subject in 1989, sustainable architecture became a popular and important part of late twentieth and twenty first century architecture.[9][1][13]

In 1997, he received the RIBA President's Award for his contributions to British architecture.[1][11]

He gave lectures on sustainable architecture at the AA, Cambridge, Oxford Brookes, and Bath until 1999.[9][14]

Exhibitions

Personal life

He lived in Hampstead Garden Suburb with his wife, Jula.[8] He was a member of the C20 Society.[18][1] He was a close friend of John Summerson until Summerson's death in 1992.[8][19]

Westman died 29 April 2020 in Hampstead Garden Suburb.[2]

gollark: ++remind 11h adjust or else.
gollark: Okay.
gollark: Anything else I can put at the bottom of the iceberg?
gollark: It's highly subjective and I wanted to balance things between layers.
gollark: 50 votes, yes.

References
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  2. Curiel, Joshua (2020-05-07). "Roger Westman obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  3. "Profile: Roger Westman (1939)". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  4. "Roger Westman". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  5. Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects. The Institute. 1959.
  6. Westman, Roger (2020-03-23). "The Origins of the International Style in England 1927-1939". The Architecture Schools Database. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  7. Architects&#39, The; Journal. "Roger Westman, architect". The Architects' Journal.
  8. "Roger Westman's Archinect profile". Archinect. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  9. "Roger Westman - Architect London / United Kingdom". Archilovers. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
  10. Architectural Association Journal. 1959.
  11. Westman, Roger (2020-03-23). "Roger Westman: A life in architecture". The Architecture Schools Database. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  12. "Roger Westman". Archello. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  13. Architects&#39, The; Journal. "Roger Westman, architect". The Architects' Journal.
  14. Westman, Roger (2020-03-23). "Roger Westman". The Architecture Schools Database. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  15. Hardy, Dennis; Ward, Colin (2004-01-01). Arcadia for All: The Legacy of a Makeshift Landscape. Five Leaves. ISBN 978-0-907123-59-0.
  16. Town and Country Planning. Garden Cities and Town Planning Association. 1980.
  17. "Roger Westman on ArtRabbit". ArtRabbit. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  18. Journal, The Architects’ (2020-02-13). "Roger Westman: 'Architecture is supposed to be simple and practical'". Medium. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  19. Society, C20. "Roger Westman: A life in architecture". C20.
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