John Simpson CVO (born 9 November 1954), is a British New Classical architect.
Education and career
Simpson studied architecture at University College London.
Simpson is Principal of John Simpson Architects LLP, Chartered Architects and Urban Designers, London.
He is a member of Royal Institute of British Architects. Simpson is part of the New Classical Architecture movement of contemporary architects designing in classical styles. A profile of Simpson's design for his own house featured on the Sky Arts programme The Art of Architecture in 2019.[1]
In 1991, Simpson architected Ashfold House in West Sussex.
Major works
- Masterplan for the area around St Paul's Cathedral, London (1992–1996).
- The West Range of Gonville Court, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (1993–1996)[2]
- New buildings for Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (2010–2017).
- The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London (2002).
- Masterplan for Fairford Leys, a village outside Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
- Walsh Family Hall of Architecture, University of Notre Dame (2019)
- Masterplan to reorganize Kensington Palace into a public visitor and community facility (2008–2012).
References
- ↑ "The Art of Architecture - S1 - Episode 9". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Brown, Dennis (30 April 2014). "London architect John Simpson to design new architecture building at Notre Dame". Notre Dame News. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- Richard John and David Watkin, John Simpson; The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace and Other Works. Andreas Papadakis pub, London, 2002.
- David Watkin, The Architecture of John Simpson: The Timeless Language of Classicism. Rizzoli International Publications, 2016.
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