Stephen Rowland Pierce F.R.I.B.A, F.S.A. (1896–1966) was an architect and town planning consultant. In partnership with Charles Holloway James he designed several large British public buildings, including

Norwich City Hall Norwich City Hall is an Art Deco building completed in 1938 which houses the city hall for the city of Norwich, East Anglia, in Eastern England. It is one of the Norwich 12, a collection of twelve heritage buildings in Norwich deemed of partic ...

. In 1921, Pierce won the

British Prix de Rome The British School at Rome (BSR) is an interdisciplinary research centre supporting the arts, humanities and architecture. History The British School at Rome (BSR) was established in 1901 and granted a UK Royal Charter in 1912. Its mission is " ...

in Architecture of the British School at Rome, and afterwards became a member of the Faculty of Architecture. Elected A.R.I.B.A. in 1929 and F.R.I.B.A. in 1938, he was council’s critic for the R.I.B.A. prizes and studentships, joint secretary of the R.I.B.A. exhibition committee and assessor in competitions conducted by the Institute. From 1936 to 1942 Pierce was director of architectural studies at the Hastings School of Art. The most important building on which Pierce and

Charles Holloway James Charles Holloway James, , (1893–1953), architect, specialised in designs for homes and housing projects, but also completed large public works, particularly in collaboration with Stephen Rowland Pierce. Early life James was born in 1893 at ...

were engaged was the City Hall at Norwich, the commission for which James won in open competition. The designs were exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1933 and 1934, and the City Hall was completed and opened by King George VI in October, 1938. Standing in a commanding position above the market place, the Norwich municipal offices have been described as one of the most satisfying civic buildings in the country, dignified in general form and interesting in details. A slightly Swedish flavour dates the building as belonging to the period between the wars. Other civic buildings in which Pierce had a hand were the

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(1939) and

Slough Town Hall Slough Town Hall is a former municipal building in Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, England. The town hall was the headquarters of Slough Borough Council until 2011. The building has been used as a school since 2012. History From 1909 until 1937, ...

(1937). From 1941 to 1942, Pierce was lecturer at the School of Architecture at Manchester University. He served as a town planning consultant to Malta, Norwich, Leamington Spa, Southampton, among other towns, He was a member of the Council and Vice-President R.I.B.A. from 1951–55. Pierce was also vice-chairman, Faculty of Architecture at the British School at Rome. In 1930, he married Betty Scott, A.R.I.B.A., daughter of Roderick Mackenzie Scott.

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English architects 1896 births 1966 deaths Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects Prix de Rome (Britain) winners {{England-artist-stub