The Reverend Maxwell Hutchinson |
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President of the Royal Institute of British Architects | |
In office 1989–1991 |
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Preceded by | Rod Hackney |
Succeeded by | Richard MacCormac |
Personal details | |
Born |
John Maxwell Hutchinson 3 December 1948 Grantham, Lincolnshire, England |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Nationality | English |
Education |
Wellingborough Preparatory School Oundle School |
Alma mater |
Scott Sutherland School of Architecture Architectural Association School of Architecture |
Religion | Christianity (Anglicanism) |
John Maxwell Hutchinson (born 3 December 1948) is an English architect, broadcaster, and Anglican deacon. He is a former President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
Hutchinson was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire to Frank Maxwell Hutchinson and his wife Elizabeth Ross (née Wright).
Hutchinson was educated at two independent schools in Northamptonshire: at Wellingborough Preparatory School, a day school in the market town of Wellingborough, followed by Oundle School, a boarding independent school in the market town of Oundle. He studied architecture at the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture in Aberdeen and the Architectural Association School of Architecture in Bedford Square, London, gaining a diploma from the latter in 1972. He joined the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 1972.
In 1972, Hutchinson founded Hutchinson & Partners. In 1993, he founded The Hutchinson Studio Architects. He was president of RIBA from 1989 to 1991. From 1987–9, he was Chairman of the Industrial Building Bureau (based in Hemel Hempstead). From 1990–2, he was vice-Chairman of the Construction Industry Council.
Hutchinson is a practising architect of buildings including the following, all of which are in London, England:
Hutchinson was also a visiting Professor at the University of Westminster (1998–2000) and previously at the University of Nottingham (1993–96) and Queen's University Belfast (1989–93).