Peter Salter
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Peter Salter is a British architect
and academic. He has been Head of the School of Architecture at the University of East London
and since 2006 has been Professor of Architectural Design at the Welsh School of Architecture
, Cardiff University
.
, founding members of Team X, the successor group to CIAM.
In the 1980s, Salter collaborated with Christopher Macdonald (former Director of the University of British Columbia School of Architecture) under the name Macdonald and Salter. They produced a series of speculative projects that remain unbuilt. The projects are well known for their highly developed and evocative drawings, which are concerned with qualities of construction and spatial atmosphere. In 1990, Macdonald and Salter designed a temporary building, a folly, for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition
in Osaka. Other contributors to the Exposition included Peter Cook and Christine Hawley, Architektburo Bolles-Wilson, Morphosis, Coop Himmelb(l)au, and Zaha Hadid, among others.
Salter periodically engages in practice and is currently working a series of bespoke houses for developer Crispin Kelly of Baylight Properties. Kelly was a former student of Salter.
In 1995 Salter took over from Ron Herron
(a member of the design partnership Archigram) as the professor and Head of School at the University of East London. Salter has since taught at the University of Bath
and is now Professor of Architectural design at the Welsh School of Architecture
, Cardiff University
. In 2004 Salter won the Royal Institute of British Architects
Annie Spink award for his outstanding contribution to architectural education. This prize was awarded jointly with Wolf Prix.
Notable students of Salter include Peter St. John of Caruso St. John, Louisa Hutton of Sauerbruch Hutton
, and Margrét Hardardóttir of Studio Granda.
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 academic. He has been Head of the School of Architecture at the University of East London
University of East London
The University of East London is a university located in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England, based at two campuses in Stratford and Docklands areas...
and since 2006 has been Professor 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...
.
Career in practice
In the early 1980s, Peter Salter worked for Alison and Peter SmithsonAlison and Peter Smithson
English architects Alison Smithson and Peter Smithson together formed an architectural partnership, and are often associated with the New Brutalism .Peter was born in Stockton-on-Tees in north-east England, and Alison was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire...
, founding members of Team X, the successor group to CIAM.
In the 1980s, Salter collaborated with Christopher Macdonald (former Director of the University of British Columbia School of Architecture) under the name Macdonald and Salter. They produced a series of speculative projects that remain unbuilt. The projects are well known for their highly developed and evocative drawings, which are concerned with qualities of construction and spatial atmosphere. In 1990, Macdonald and Salter designed a temporary building, a folly, for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition
Expo '90
or The International Garden and Greenery Exposition, organized as a part of the International Expositions Convention, was the first large-scale international gardening exposition in Asia and focused on the theme of the Harmonious Coexistence of Nature and Mankind". The exposition was held in...
in Osaka. Other contributors to the Exposition included Peter Cook and Christine Hawley, Architektburo Bolles-Wilson, Morphosis, Coop Himmelb(l)au, and Zaha Hadid, among others.
Salter periodically engages in practice and is currently working a series of bespoke houses for developer Crispin Kelly of Baylight Properties. Kelly was a former student of Salter.
Academic career
In the 1980s and 1990s Salter taught at the Architectural Association, where he also earned his Diploma. While at the AA, he often served as Unit Master with Christopher Macdonald, which led them to the design collaboration under the name Macdonald and Salter.In 1995 Salter took over from Ron Herron
Ron Herron
Ron Heron was a notable English architect and teacher. He was perhaps best known for his work with the seminal English experimental architecture collective Archigram, which was formed in London in the early 1960s...
(a member of the design partnership Archigram) as the professor and Head of School at the University of East London. Salter has since taught at the University of Bath
University of Bath
The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....
and is now Professor 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...
. In 2004 Salter won the Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal 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:...
Annie Spink award for his outstanding contribution to architectural education. This prize was awarded jointly with Wolf Prix.
Notable students of Salter include Peter St. John of Caruso St. John, Louisa Hutton of Sauerbruch Hutton
Sauerbruch Hutton
Sauerbruch Hutton is an architecture practice based in Berlin, Germany. It was founded by Matthias Sauerbruch and Louisa Hutton in 1989, and since then has grown to a team of around 100 people....
, and Margrét Hardardóttir of Studio Granda.
Publications
- eds. Pamela Johnston, et al. [2005] Architecture is not made with the brain: The labour of Alison and Peter Smithson, Architectural Association Publications, London
- Peter Salter [2000] 4 + 1: Peter Salter Building Projects, Black Dog Publishing, London.
- Ed. Robin Middleton [1996] The Idea of the City, Architectural Association Publications, London.
- Peter Smithson and Peter Salter [1994] Climate Register, Architectural Association Publications, London.
Buildings
- Osaka Folly
- Thai Fish Restaurant
- Kamiichi Mountain Pavilion
- Inami Woodcarving Museum
- "Folly" project for Glasgow's Year of Architecture
- Housing, Notting Hill, London.