Rod Hackney

Roderick Peter Hackney (3 March 1942 – 14 August 2025) was a British architect and past president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (1987–1989)^[1] and International Union of Architects.^[2]

Rod Hackney
Born	(1942-03-03)3 March 1942 Liverpool, England
Died	14 August 2025(2025-08-14) (aged 83)
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Manchester University
Occupation	Architect
Known for	Community Architecture
Website	www.kansarahackney.com/kh/Dr_Rod_Hackney.html

Hackney was considered the pioneer of "Community Architecture" in 1974, when he fought slum clearances in Macclesfield and helped local people improve their own surroundings.^[3][4]

Life and career

Hackney was born in Liverpool, England on 3 March 1942.^[5] He studied architecture at Manchester University, graduating in 1965. He then worked at Arne Jacobsen's practice in Denmark for three years before returning to Manchester to undertake a PhD.^[6]

In 1972, he formed his own practice Rod Hackney Architect in Macclesfield, and in 2008 he co-founded Kansara Hackney Ltd.

Hackney died on 14 August 2025, at the age of 83.^[7][5]

Publications

• "Forward". Building Communities: International Conference Proceedings. RIBA Enterprises. 1987. ISBN 0947877711.
• Hackney, Rod; Fay Sweet (1990). The good, the bad, and the ugly: cities in crisis (1. publ. ed.). London: F. Muller. ISBN 9780091739393.