Background
HACKNEY, Roderick was born on March 3, 1942 in Liverpool. Son of William Hackney and Rose (Morris) Hackney.
HACKNEY, Roderick was born on March 3, 1942 in Liverpool. Son of William Hackney and Rose (Morris) Hackney.
John Bright’s Grammar School, Llandudno, School of Architecture, Manchester University.
Assistant to Arne Jacobsen, working on Kuwait Central Bank, Copenhagen 1968-1971. Established practice of Rod Hackney Architect, Macclesfield 1972, architectural practices in Birmingham, Leicester, Belfast, Cleator Moor, Workington, Carlisle, Millom, Clitheroe, Manchester, Stirling, Burnley, Chesterfield and Stoke on Trent 1975-1988. Est. bldg, firm of eastward Ltd.
Council; President for Public Affairs and Vice-President for Overseas Affairs 1978-1984, President 1987-1989. Council; Chairman Jury for Herouville Town Centre Competition, France 198283. President Young Architects Forum, Sofia 1985, Building Communities (Int Community Architecture Conference), London 1986.
Presentation of case for Int Year of Shelter for the Homeless to all 4 party confs. 1986; Chair Times/R.l.B.A. Community Enterprise Scheme 1985-1989, Trustees of Inner Citv Trust since 1986. Special Professor, in Architecture, University of Nottingham 1987.
Mein. Chartered Institute of Building since 1987. Honorary D. Litt. (Keele) 1989. Department, of Environment Good Design in Housing.
Royal Institute of British Architects, including. Institute of Union Architects 1981-1985, President 1987-1990. Editorial Board, L1IA Journal of Architectural Theory and Criticism.
Cembureau Award for Low Rise Housing in France 1982, for Prix Institute d'Architecture de l’lnstitut National du Logement 1983.
Married Christine Thornton in 1964.