Malcolm Airs Explained

Malcolm Russell Airs (born March 1941) is emeritus professor of conservation and the historic environment at Kellogg College, University of Oxford and Emeritus Professor, Department of Education.^[1]

His main research work focussed on the building processes and craftsmanship of the Tudor and Stuart periods.^[2]

Airs was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to the historic environment, conservation and education.

A conference was held in 2016 at Rewley House, Oxford to honour Airs who taught there from 1975 to 2006 and the papers presented were published in Barnwell & Henderson (2017).^[3]

Selected publications

• Airs, M. (1975). The Making of the English Country House, 1500-1640. Architectural Press.
• Airs, M. (1995). The Tudor & Jacobean Country House: A Building History. Sutton Pub Limited.
• Airs, M., William Whyte and the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. (2013). Architectural History After Colvin : The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain Symposium 2011. Donington: Shaun Tys.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Malcolm Airs OBE.
2. Barnwell P. S & Paula Henderson (2017). Architect Patron and Craftsman in Tudor and Early Stuart England : Essays for Malcolm Airs. Donington: Shaun Tyas.
3. Barnwell P. S & Paula Henderson (2017). Architect Patron and Craftsman in Tudor and Early Stuart England : Essays for Malcolm Airs. Donington: Shaun Tyas.