John Simpson (architect)

John Simpson CVO (born 9 November 1954), is a British architect, well known for being one of the few modern-day architects designing New Classical architecture.

Education and career

Simpson studied architecture at University College London.

Simpson is Principal of John Simpson Architects LLP, Chartered Architects and Urban Designers, London.

He is a member of Royal Institute of British Architects. Simpson is well known for being one of the few modern-day architects designing in the classical style, also known as New Classical Architecture. A profile of Simpson's design for his own house featured on the Sky Arts programme The Art of Architecture in 2019.[1]

In 1991, Simpson architected Ashfold House in West Sussex.

The Walsh Family of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame

Major works

References

  • Richard John and David Watkin, John Simpson; The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace and Other Works. Andreas Papadakis pub, London, 2002.
  • David Watkin, The Architecture of John Simpson: The Timeless Language of Classicism. Rizzoli International Publications, 2016.


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