Background
Stirling, James was born on April 22, 1926 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of Joseph and Louisa (Fraser) Stirling.
(Among critics and architects alike he is generally acknow...)
Among critics and architects alike he is generally acknowledged to be one of the most important and influential architects of the second half of the 20th century.
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Stirling, James was born on April 22, 1926 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of Joseph and Louisa (Fraser) Stirling.
Student, Liverpool Art School, 1942. Diploma of architecture, Liverpool University, 1950.
Partner firm James Stirling and James Gowan, London, 1956-1963, James Stirling and Michael Wilford, London, 1971-1992. William and Charlotte Shepherd Davenport visiting professor architectural design Yale University, 1967. Visiting professor Akademie der Kunste, Dusseldorf (Germany), 1976.
James Stirling has been listed as a notable architect by Marquis Who's Who.
(Among critics and architects alike he is generally acknow...)
Served to lieutenant 6th Airborne Division, British Army, 1943-1945. Fellow American Institute of Architects (honorary). Associate Royal Institute British Architects.
Member Akademie der Kunste Berlin (honorary).
Married Mary Shand, 1966. Children: Ben, Kate, Sophie.
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