John Arthur Wells-Thorpe OBE (1928–2019) was an English architect. He is best known for the breadth of his design capability in both the UK and numerous locations overseas.
John Wells-Thorpe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1928 Brighton, East Sussex, England |
| Died | 21 April 2019 |
| Education | University of Brighton |
| Occupation | Architect |
Biography
editEarly life
editJohn Wells-Thorpe was born in 1928 in Brighton, East Sussex, England.[1][2] He attended the Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School.[3] He graduated from the University of Brighton (then called the Brighton College of Art), followed by three international scholarships to Rome, Northern Italy and Moorish Spain.[1][2]
Career
editHe designed the Church of the Ascension in Westdene, Brighton, in 1958.[1] From 1958 to 1959 he designed the Church of the Resurrection, now known as St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, in Woodingdean.[1] In 1968, he designed the Holy Cross Church in Woodingdean.[1] Five years later, in 1973, he added an extension to St Wilfrid's Church in Chichester.[1] In 1974, he designed Hove Town Hall.[2] He also designed a "relocatable church", a TV studio in the Arabian Desert, and financial headquarters next door to St Paul's Cathedral in London.[2]
He served as vice-president of the Royal Institute of British Architects and president of the Commonwealth Association of Architects.[2][4] He also served on the advisory board of the BBC.[2] He was founding chair of South Downs Health NHS Trust.[2][4][5]
In the 1995 New Year Honours he was appointed OBE for services to architecture.[6]
He died on 21 April 2019 at the age of 90.[7]
Bibliography
edit- Manser, Jose: "The NHS's quality provider. (National Health Service; John Wells-Thorpe, chairman of South Downs Health Trust)" in EMAP Architecture, 1994.[8]
- Wells-Thorpe, John, Cho Padamsee: Old buildings: new uses, London : Commonwealth Association of Architects, c1983. Includes slides, sound cassette and booklet.[9]
- Wells-Thorpe, John: "The emerging aesthetic—accident or design?" in Landscape Research, pp. 19–22, vol 13, issue 2, 1988.[10]
- Wells-Thorpe, John: 'Healing by Design: Feeling Better?', in The Healing Environment, eds. Deborah Kirklin, Ruth Richardson, London: Royal College of Physicians, 2003.[11]
- Bryan Lawson, Michael Phiri and John Wells-Thorpe: The Architectural Healthcare Environment and its Effects on Patient Health Outcomes, NHS Estates, 2003.
- Wells-Thorpe, John: 'Behind The Facade: An Architect At Large': Book Guild Publishing, 2009. ISBN 9781846243752.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Sussex Parish Churches Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g University of Brighton Faculty of Arts Hall of Fame: John Wells-Thorpe Archived 2013-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BHASVIC Sixth Form College: Past and Present
- ^ a b Design and Health: John Wells-Thompson Archived 2013-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ John James, John Wells-Thorpe, The Guardian, January 07, 2004
- ^ "No. 53893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1994. p. 14.
- ^ Wells-Thorpe
- ^ National Library of Australia: details of journal article "The NHS's quality provider"
- ^ National Library of Australia: details of Old buildings booklet, slides , cassette
- ^ Taylor Francis Online: online text
- ^ The Healing Environment: Without and Within, p.11, edited by Deborah Kirklin, Ruth Richardson
- ^ National Library of Australia: details of "Behind the Facade" book
- ^ Visit Brighton: John Wells-Thompson Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine