C. Alan Short
Charles Alan Short (born 1955) is a British architect and academic. Short was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he achieved an MA degree and a DipArch. He has been Professor of Architecture at the University of Cambridge since 2001, and President of Clare Hall, Cambridge since 2020.
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C. Alan Short
- Born
- 1955
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- architect
- Languages
- English
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Charles Alan Short (born 1955) is a British architect and academic. Short was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he achieved an MA degree and a DipArch. He has been Professor of Architecture at the University of Cambridge since 2001, and President of Clare Hall, Cambridge since 2020.
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He champions low-energy buildings that will be resilient to climate change.
• Queens Building De Montfort University, Leicester (1993) • Contact Theatre, Manchester (1999) • Lanchester Library, Coventry (2000) • Lichfield Garrick Theatre, Lichfield (2003) • UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, London (2004)
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