C. Alan Short Explained

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.^[1] He has been Professor of Architecture at the University of Cambridge since 2001, and President of Clare Hall, Cambridge since 2020.^{[1] [2] [3]} He champions low-energy buildings that will be resilient to climate change.^{[4] [5]}

Selected buildings designed by Short

• Queens Building De Montfort University, Leicester (1993)^[6]
• Contact Theatre, Manchester (1999)^[7]
• Lanchester Library, Coventry (2000)^{[8] [9]}
• Lichfield Garrick Theatre, Lichfield (2003)^[10]
• UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, London (2004)

Bibliography

• Short . C. A. . Lomas . K. J. . Woods . A. . 2004-05-01 . Design strategy for low-energy ventilation and cooling within an urban heat island . Building Research & Information . 32 . 3 . 187–206 . 10.1080/09613210410001679875 . 110633758 . 0961-3218.
• Short . C. Alan. 2008-03-01 . What is 'architectural design research'? . Building Research & Information . 36 . 2 . 195–199 . 10.1080/09613210701811015 . 218591052 . 0961-3218.
• Short . C. Alan. Al-Maiyah . Sura . 2009-06-01 . Design strategy for low-energy ventilation and cooling of hospitals . Building Research & Information . 37 . 3 . 264–292 . 10.1080/09613210902885156 . 108698801 . 0961-3218.
• Giridharan . R. . Lomas . K. J. . Short . C. A. . Fair . A. J. . 2013-11-01 . Performance of hospital spaces in summer: A case study of a 'Nucleus'-type hospital in the UK Midlands . Energy and Buildings . en . 66 . 315–328 . 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.07.001 . 0378-7788. 20.500.11820/d1cc7e59-8fbc-479e-ac04-57680cbaaee9 . free .
• Book: Short, C. Alan . The recovery of natural environments in architecture : air, comfort and climate . 2017 . 978-0-415-82440-8 . London . 952567241.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Short, Prof. (Charles) Alan, (born 23 March 1955), Professor of Architecture, University of Cambridge, since 2001 (Head, Department of Architecture, 2001–04); Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge, since 2002; Principal, Short & Associates, since 1997 . . Oxford University Press . 13 August 2022 . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U43221 . 1 December 2021.
2. Web site: Professor Alan Short . Clare Hall . University of Cambridge . 13 August 2022 . en.
3. Web site: Professor Alan Short MA Dip.Arch. Ph.D.(Cantab) . Department of Architecture . University of Cambridge . 13 August 2022 . en . 28 March 2012.
4. News: Short . C. Alan . People in glass buildings shouldn't be allowed: these structures a . 13 August 2022 . The Independent . 3 February 2018 . en.
5. The history man: Interview with Professor Alan Short . CIBSE Journal . August 2017 . 13 August 2022 . Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers.
6. Web site: Hesson . Robert . Queens Building De Montfort University Leicester UK - Environmental Control . Northern Architecture . 13 August 2022 . en . 24 March 2022.
7. Web site: The Contact Theatre, Manchester . Civic Engineers . 13 August 2022 . en.
8. Noon . Pat . The Lanchester Library — Building a Sustainable Library . LIBER Quarterly . September 2008 . 18 . 2 . 129–136 . 10.18352/lq.7916 . 13 August 2022. free .
9. Web site: Naked Engineering - Natural Ventilation.
10. Web site: Lichfield Garrick Theatre . Theatre Tokens . 13 August 2022 . en.