Charles Alan Short (born 1955) is a British
architect
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and academic. He has been Professor of Architecture at the
University of Cambridge
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Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
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since 2001, and
President
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of
Clare Hall, Cambridge
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since 2020.
He champions low-energy buildings that will be resilient to
climate change
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.
Selected buildings designed by Short
* Queens Building
De Montfort University, Leicester (1993)
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Contact Theatre, Manchester (1999)
* Lanchester Library, Coventry (2000)
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Lichfield Garrick Theatre, Lichfield (2003)
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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, London (2004)
Publications by Short
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References
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1955 births
Presidents of Clare Hall, Cambridge
20th-century British architects
21st-century British architects
Living people