Background
Stoddart, John Godfrey was born on July 13, 1929 in Beckenham, Kent, England. Arrived in Venezuela, 1956. Son of William Christian and Gertrude (Ayres) Stoddart.
Stoddart, John Godfrey was born on July 13, 1929 in Beckenham, Kent, England. Arrived in Venezuela, 1956. Son of William Christian and Gertrude (Ayres) Stoddart.
Architect, London University, 1952. Architect, Central University Venezuela, Caracas, 1970. Postgraduate, University Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, 1956.
Partner, Frimpong-Stoddart Architects, Accra, 1952;
associate landscape architect, R. Burle Marx Landscape Architect, Rio de Janeiro, 1954-1956;
architect, Harrison & Abramovitz, New York City, 1957;
associate landscape architect, A.E. Bye & Herman Landscape Architects, Scarsdale, New York, 1957;
partner, Burlemarx, Stoddart & Tabora, Rio de Janeiro, 1957-1964;
owner, president, Stoddart & Tabora, Architects, Caracas, Venezuela, since 1964;
professor, Control U. Venezuela, Caracas, 1964-1975;
associate professor, Control U. Venezuela, Caracas, since 1975;
professor, Control U. Venezuela, Caracas, since 1983. Founder, member Latin American Landscape Union, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1988. Director Latin American Regional Council, Versailles, France, 1984-1990.
Vice president International Federation Landscape Architects, Versailles, 1980-1983, Venezuelan del.grand county, since 1964.
Fellow American Society Landscape Architects (council member 1990, award 1990), Royal Society Arts (London, life). Member Venezuelan Society Landscape Architects (founder, president since 1995), Colombian Society Landscape Architects (honorary), Council Educators in Landscape Architecture (correspondent), Venezuelan Society Natural Sciences (award 1994), Royal Institute British Architects, College Engineers Venezuela.
Married Zélia Medeiros, July 4, 1956. Children: John Christian, William Godfrey, Alexander John.