Dean Hawkes
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Dean Hawkes is a British architect
and award-winning academic. Born in 1938 he studied at Manchester School of Architecture and Clare College, University of Cambridge. His career combined practice, teaching and research:
From 1965 – 1995 he taught and researched at the Department of Architecture at Cambridge University, where he was a founder member and, later, Director of the Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies. He held the Chair of Architectural Design at the Welsh School of Architecture
, Cardiff University
from 1995 – 2002. He currently holds visiting professorships at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow School of Art and the Department of Architecture, Huddersfield University. He is emeritus fellow of Darwin College, University of Cambridge.
Dean Hawkes was in practice with Stephen Greenberg as Greenberg and Hawkes. Projects were widely published and won a number of RIBA Architecture Awards. They were exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, London and at the Venice Biennale.
He has published numerous books and essays on architecture and contributed to the Architects' Journal and the Architectural Review.
(RIBA) Annie Spink Award for architectural education. The honour is awarded by the RIBA biannually to those who have made a significant contribution to architectural education. He was described by the chair of the judging panel as "one of the most pre-eminent thinkers in architectural education" who had "an exceptional commitment to the environmental agenda from a time when this was not fashionable or mainstream thinking".
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
and award-winning academic. Born in 1938 he studied at Manchester School of Architecture and Clare College, University of Cambridge. His career combined practice, teaching and research:
From 1965 – 1995 he taught and researched at the Department of Architecture at Cambridge University, where he was a founder member and, later, Director of the Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies. He held the Chair of Architectural Design at the Welsh School of Architecture
Welsh School of Architecture
The Welsh School of Architecture is an academic school of Cardiff University. It is located in the Bute Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales....
, Cardiff University
Cardiff University
Cardiff University is a leading research university located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It received its Royal charter in 1883 and is a member of the Russell Group of Universities. The university is consistently recognised as providing high quality research-based...
from 1995 – 2002. He currently holds visiting professorships at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow School of Art and the Department of Architecture, Huddersfield University. He is emeritus fellow of Darwin College, University of Cambridge.
Dean Hawkes was in practice with Stephen Greenberg as Greenberg and Hawkes. Projects were widely published and won a number of RIBA Architecture Awards. They were exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, London and at the Venice Biennale.
He has published numerous books and essays on architecture and contributed to the Architects' Journal and the Architectural Review.
Awards
In 2010 Dean Hawkes was awarded the Royal Institute of British ArchitectsRoyal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
(RIBA) Annie Spink Award for architectural education. The honour is awarded by the RIBA biannually to those who have made a significant contribution to architectural education. He was described by the chair of the judging panel as "one of the most pre-eminent thinkers in architectural education" who had "an exceptional commitment to the environmental agenda from a time when this was not fashionable or mainstream thinking".
Key Publications
- D. Hawkes, J. Owers [1982] The Architecture of Energy, Longman, London.
- Dean Hawkes [1995] The Environmental Tradition, Spon Press, London.
- Dean Hawkes, Jane McDonald, and Koen Steemers, [2001] The Selective Environment: An Approach to Environmentally Responsive Architecture, Taylor & Francis, London.
- D. Hawkes, Arup Partnership, W. Forster [2002] Energy Efficient Buildings: Architecture, Engineering, and Environment, W. W. Norton & Company, London.
- Dean Hawkes [2006] The Environmental Imagination, Spon Press, London.
Key Buildings
- Doughty Mews, Bloomsbury, London.
- House, Cambridge.
- House, Dorset.
- Library, Maldon, Essex.