Colin Rowe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Colin Rowe

British-born, American-naturalised architectural historian, critic, theoretician, and teacher

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1920

Place of Birth: Rotherham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 05-Nov-1999

Profession: writer, architect

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Colin Rowe (27 March 1920 – 5 November 1999), was a British-born, American-naturalised architectural historian, critic, theoretician, and teacher; acknowledged as a major intellectual influence on world architecture and urbanism in the second half of the twentieth century and beyond, particularly in the fields of city planning, regeneration, and urban design.
During his life he taught briefly at the University of Texas at Austin and, for one year, at the University of Cambridge in England.
For the majority of his life he taught as a Professor at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Many of Rowe’s students extended his influence throughout the architecture and planning professions having become internationally prominent architects.
In 1995 he was awarded the Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects, its highest honour.