Peter Chamberlin

Peter Hugh Girard ChamberlinCBERAFRIBA(31 March 1919,London– 23 May 1978,Berkshire), most commonly known asJoe Chamberlin,was a post-War Englisharchitectmost famous for his work on theBarbican Estatein London.

Biography

Chamberlin was born on 31 March 1919. He attendedBedford SchoolandPembroke College, Oxford,where he readPolitics, Philosophy and Economics.During theSecond World Warhe was a conscientious objector. After the War, he attended Kingston School of Art's School of Architecture, qualifying as an architect in 1948.

He married Jean Bingham in 1940.

He became the dominant force in the architectural partnership ofChamberlin, Powell and Bon,responsible for designing theBarbican EstateinLondon.

In 1963, he was awarded theRIBADistinction in Town Planning; in 1974, he was made aCBE.In 1975, he was elected an Associate of theRoyal Academy,becoming a full RA in 1978, two weeks before his death.

Chamberlin died on 23 May 1978 before theBarbican Estatewas completed.

References

• Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, Elain Harwood (foreword byPiers Gough), RIBA Publishing /Twentieth Century Society,London 2011,ISBN978-1-85946-397-0

External links

• Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections