Roger Cunliffe, 3rd Baron Cunliffe
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Roger Cunliffe, 3rd Baron Cunliffe (born 12 January 1932) is a retired architect and consulting project manager. He specialised in project strategy, particularly for office buildings, museums and exhibition complexes, and for city planning, both in the UK and overseas. He designed various museums and office buildings, and was the job architect of the listed Commonwealth Institute
in Holland Park, London. He and his wife now have a small farm and woodlands in Suffolk.
The title of Baron was granted to his grandfather Walter, on December 14, 1914. Walter was chairman of the Governors of the Bank of England
1914-1918.
, Hertfordshire on the 12th January 1932, the eldest son of Rolf and Joan Cunliffe. He had two older sisters, Shirley (died 2007) and Corinna, and one younger brother Merlin. His father was a banker by trade and a wartime wing-commander
in the RAF. He was also an avid collector of Chinese artworks and became the honorary keeper of the Far Eastern collections at the Fitzwilliam Museum
.
Roger Cunliffe (BA, MA) switched from engineering to architecture at Trinity College, Cambridge
after attending Eton College
. He continued his education at the Architectural Association (AADipl) and the Open University. He moved his family to Chicago in the USA in 1960 to work with the architect Harry Weese
. They returned to England in 1963. He was made the Director of the Architectural Association 1969-1971. He worked for RMJM
and was later director of Exhibition Consultants Ltd. Among his qualifications and professional associations were the following: RIBA, MCMI, MAPM; board member of Lancing College, Goldsmiths College and the College of Estate Management (Hon Fellow); Vice-Chairman, British Consultants Bureau; Court of the Goldsmiths Company (Prime Warden 1997-8); Trustee, William Blake Trust; Chairman of the Suffolk Craft Society; Hon DUniv University Campus Suffolk.
He married Clemency Ann Hoare in 1957 after meeting her while they were both working in Greece. They have three children.
He has written for the national and professional press, and co-authored two books: Office Buildings with Leonard Manasseh in 1962 and Tomorrow's Office with Santa Raymond in 1995.
Commonwealth Institute
The Commonwealth Institute was an educational charity connected with the Commonwealth of Nations, and the name of a building in West London formerly owned by the Institute...
in Holland Park, London. He and his wife now have a small farm and woodlands in Suffolk.
The title of Baron was granted to his grandfather Walter, on December 14, 1914. Walter was chairman of the Governors of the Bank of England
Bank of England
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in the world...
1914-1918.
Background
Roger Cunliffe was born at Furneux PelhamFurneux Pelham
Furneux Pelham, or alternatively Furneaux Pelham, , is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. The village is one of the Pelhams, along with Brent Pelham and Stocking Pelham....
, Hertfordshire on the 12th January 1932, the eldest son of Rolf and Joan Cunliffe. He had two older sisters, Shirley (died 2007) and Corinna, and one younger brother Merlin. His father was a banker by trade and a wartime wing-commander
Wing Commander (rank)
Wing commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries...
in the RAF. He was also an avid collector of Chinese artworks and became the honorary keeper of the Far Eastern collections at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge, England. It receives around 300,000 visitors annually. Admission is free....
.
Roger Cunliffe (BA, MA) switched from engineering to architecture at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
after attending Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
. He continued his education at the Architectural Association (AADipl) and the Open University. He moved his family to Chicago in the USA in 1960 to work with the architect Harry Weese
Harry Weese
Harry Mohr Weese was an American architect, born in Evanston, Illinois in the Chicago suburbs, who had an important role in 20th century modernism and historic preservation...
. They returned to England in 1963. He was made the Director of the Architectural Association 1969-1971. He worked for RMJM
RMJM
RMJM is an international architectural practice founded in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1956 by architects Robert Matthew and Stirrat Johnson-Marshall. The first offices of the practice were its headquarters in Edinburgh, and another in London...
and was later director of Exhibition Consultants Ltd. Among his qualifications and professional associations were the following: RIBA, MCMI, MAPM; board member of Lancing College, Goldsmiths College and the College of Estate Management (Hon Fellow); Vice-Chairman, British Consultants Bureau; Court of the Goldsmiths Company (Prime Warden 1997-8); Trustee, William Blake Trust; Chairman of the Suffolk Craft Society; Hon DUniv University Campus Suffolk.
He married Clemency Ann Hoare in 1957 after meeting her while they were both working in Greece. They have three children.
He has written for the national and professional press, and co-authored two books: Office Buildings with Leonard Manasseh in 1962 and Tomorrow's Office with Santa Raymond in 1995.