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Simon Unwin | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) Yorkshire, England |
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| Occupations | Architect and writer |
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| Website | simonunwin |
Simon Unwin (born 1952) is a British architect and writer.
Life
[edit]He was born in 1952 in Yorkshire, but grew up in Wales.[1]
He studied at the Chelsea School of Art in London and the Welsh School of Architecture in Cardiff. From the Welsh School of Architecture, he obtained a PhD, and he went on to become a senior lecturer there.[1]
His book, Analysing Architecture, was first published in 1997 and is described as having a "reputation internationally as one of the best introductions to architecture".[2] His first three books, including An Architectural Notebook: Wall (2000) and Doorway (2007), have been described as forming a trilogy.[3]
From 2004 to 2009, he was Professor of Architecture at the University of Dundee,[4] where he is now an emeritus professor.[5][6]
He currently resides in Cardiff.[4]
Work
[edit]Unwin has written several books about architecture:
- An Architecture Notebook: Wall (2000) ISBN 0415228735
- Doorway (2007) ISBN 9780415458818[3]
- Exercises in Architecture: Learning to Think as an Architect (2012) ISBN 9781136486623
- Analysing Architecture (fourth edition 2014) ISBN 9781317810940[2]
- Twenty-Five Buildings Every Architect Should Understand (2015; first published in 2010 as Twenty Buildings Every Architect Should Understand) ISBN 9781317555025
- The Ten Most Influential Buildings in History: Architecture's Archetypes (2016) ISBN 9781317483243
- Children as Place-makers: The Innate Architect in All of Us (2019) ISBN 9781138046009
- Curve: Possibilities and Problems with Deviating from the Straight in Architecture (2019) ISBN 9781138045941
- Metaphor: An Exploration of the Metaphorical Dimensions and Potential of Architecture (2019) ISBN 9781138045439
References
[edit]- 1 2 Analysing Architecture (third edition, 2009)
- 1 2 Villagomez, Erick (22 July 2014). "Book Review: Analysing Architecture (Fourth Edition)". Spacing. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- 1 2 Spens, Michael (19 March 2008). "Doorway". Studio International. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- 1 2 simonunwin
.com - ↑ "Room with a view of nature". The Hindu. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ↑ "Materials Architecture Design Environment (MADE)". Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
