Ivor Smith (architect) explained

Ivor Stanley Smith (27 January 1926 – 18 February 2018)^[1] was an English architect, responsible in part for Park Hill in Sheffield under the auspices of J. Lewis Womersley.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

He was a committed pacifist, and as a conscientious objector in the Second World War, he did farm work at Piggotts, the community in the Chilterns created by the sculptor Eric Gill.

In the 1970s he was partnered with Cailey Hutton.^[6] Together they were responsible for developments such as Morant House, which is a modern-for-its-time building for social housing.^[7] He spent a period of time in the 1970s visiting the School of architecture at University College Dublin, Richview, which was in ned of being brought into the Modern era.

Written works include Architecture an Inspiration in paperback, published in 2014.

National Life Stories conducted an oral history interview (C467/129) with Ivor Smith in 2016 for its Architects Lives' collection held by the British Library.^[8]

Notes and References

1. https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/park-hill-architect-ivor-smith-dies-aged-92/10028460.article Park Hill architect Ivor Smith dies aged 92
2. http://www.urbansplash.co.uk/blog/urban-splash/ivor-smith-park-hill-and-optimism urbansplsh.co.uk blog
3. Web site: Brutalist buildings: Park Hill, Sheffield by Jack Lynn and Ivor Smith. 10 September 2014 . De Zeen Magazine. 1 April 2016.
4. Web site: Dreams. Municipal. The Park Hill Estate, Sheffield: 'Streets in the sky'. Municipal Dreams. 16 April 2013 . 1 April 2016.
5. Web site: Althorpe. Mike. Park Hill Estate. Post War Buildings. 1 April 2016.
6. Web site: Ivor Smith & Cailey Hutton. UK Modern House Index. 2 April 2016.
7. Web site: Modernism in Metro-Land. 2 April 2016.
8. http://sounds.bl.uk/Oral-history/Architects-Lives/021M-C0467X0129XX-0001V0 National Life Stories, 'Smith, Ivor (1 of 9) National Life Stories Collection: Architects' Lives', The British Library Board, 2016