Roderick Peter Hackney (born 3 March 1942), better known as Rod Hackney, is a British architect and past president of the

Royal Institute of British Architects The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...

and

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. Hackney is considered the pioneer of "Community Architecture" in 1974, when he fought slum clearances in Macclesfield and help local people improve their own surroundings.

Career

Hackney studied architecture at

Manchester University The University of Manchester is a public university, public research university in Manchester, England. The main campus is south of Manchester city centre, Manchester City Centre on Wilmslow Road, Oxford Road. The University of Manchester is c ...

, graduating in 1965. He then worked at

Arne Jacobsen Arne Emil Jacobsen, Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects, Hon. FAIA (; 11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to functionalism (architec ...

's practice in Denmark for three years before returning to Manchester to undertake a PhD. In 1972, he formed his own practice Rod Hackney Architect in Macclesfield, and in 2008 he co-founded Kansara Hackney Ltd.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hackney, Rod Architects from Hampshire Presidents of the Royal Institute of British Architects 1942 births Living people Alumni of the Manchester School of Architecture British expatriates in Denmark Presidents of the International Union of Architects