John Darbourne
John William Charles Darbourne CBE (11 January 1935 – 29 September 1991) was a British architect, who together with fellow architect Geoffrey Darke, founded Darbourne & Darke in 1961.[1]
He attended Battersea Grammar School in Streatham, South London.
In 1961 Darbourne won a housing competition for his plans for the Lillington Gardens estate in Westminster, London,[2] his later work including designing a stand for Chelsea Football Club at Stamford Bridge and the landscaping of Heathrow Airport.[1] In October 1987 the Darbourne & Darke partnership was dissolved and Darbourne set up his own company known as Darbourne & Partners Ltd, based in Richmond, London.[3] The Lillington Gardens scheme pioneered low-rise, high-density public housing and was widely imitated, influencing the style of council housing in Britain from the mid-1960s until the early 1980s.[4][5]
Darbourne was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1977 New Years Honours for his services to architecture.[6]
Darbourne died on 29 September 1991, aged 56.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Themodernhouse.com. Directory: Darbourne & Darke Archived 26 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine (Access date 26 May 2020)
- ↑ Harwood, Elain (26 May 2020). "Geoffrey Darke obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "No. 51107". The London Gazette. 30 October 1987. p. 13472.
- ↑ "Exbury House Lillington Gardens Estate With Attached Walls and Steps". Historic England. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "Repton House, Lillington Gardens, Westminster, Greater London". Historic England. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "No. 47102". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1976. p. 8.
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