Background
DOWSON, Philip was born on August 16, 1924 in Johannesburg, S. Africa. Son of Robert Dowson and Ina Cowen.
DOWSON, Philip was born on August 16, 1924 in Johannesburg, S. Africa. Son of Robert Dowson and Ina Cowen.
Gresham’s School, University College, Oxford, Clare College, Cambridge.
From 1993 to 1999 he served as President of the Royal Academy. He educated at Gresham"s School, Holt, Norfolk, England, from 1938 to 1942 and then went up to University College, Oxford (where he later designed four student accommodation blocks for Stavertonia in North Oxford) to read Mathematics. This was during the Second World War.
After one year at Oxford, he joined the Royal Navy and remained in the service until 1947.
On leaving the Navy, Dowson proceeded to Clare College, Cambridge to study Art from 1947 to 1950 and then to the Architectural Association School, London. Dowson has contributed to a large number of major projects, including new buildings for the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
He died aged 90 on 22 August 2014. 1969 Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Royal Fine Art Commission since 1971, Craft Advisory Committee 1972-1975.
Married Sarah Crewdson in 1950.