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He joined [[George Grenfell Baines|Grenfell Baines]] & Hargreaves in 1959 as Associate Partner to open its first London office; this office initially operated out of Rock’s flat in [[Earls Court]]. Rock was responsible for expanding [[Building Design Partnership|BDP]]’s London office during the 1960s,<ref name=”Wilmore” /> becoming an equity partner in 1964. |
He joined [[George Grenfell Baines|Grenfell Baines]] & Hargreaves in 1959 as Associate Partner to open its first London office; this office initially operated out of Rock’s flat in [[Earls Court]]. Rock was responsible for expanding [[Building Design Partnership|BDP]]’s London office during the 1960s,<ref name=”Wilmore” /> becoming an equity partner in 1964. |
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He resigned in 1971 and went into partnership with another former BDP architect, John Townsend,<ref name=”Wilmore” /> an expert on [[bürolandschaft]]. In 1972, Rock Townsend opened, what would become Workspace, which further developed the idea of [[multidisciplinary]] working by providing office space for small design businesses.<ref name=”Wilmore” /> During the 1970s, a former [[Arthur Sanderson & Sons|Sanderson]] [[wallpaper]] factory in [[Chiswick]], west London was converted into the Barley Mow Centre, providing workspaces for craftspeople, designers and architects.<ref name=”Wilmore” /> During the 1980s, Rock Townsend designed the [[Postmodernism|postmodern]] Angel Square development in [[Islington]]<ref name=”Wilmore” /> (partially demolished in the 2020s).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Youde |first1=Kate |title=AHMM wins planning approval for contentious Angel Square redevelopment |url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/ahmm-wins-planning-approval-for-contentious-angel-square-redevelopment |access-date=24 November 2025 |work=Architects’ Journal |date=7 September 2022}}</ref> |
He resigned in 1971 and went into partnership with another former BDP architect, John Townsend,<ref name=”Wilmore” /> an expert on [[bürolandschaft]]. In 1972, Rock Townsend opened, what would become Workspace, which further developed the idea of [[multidisciplinary]] working by providing office space for small design businesses.<ref name=”Wilmore” /> During the 1970s, a former [[Arthur Sanderson & Sons|Sanderson]] [[wallpaper]] factory in [[Chiswick]], west London was converted into the Barley Mow Centre, providing workspaces for craftspeople, designers and architects.<ref name=”Wilmore” /> During the 1980s, Rock Townsend designed the [[Postmodernism|postmodern]] Angel Square development in [[Islington]]<ref name=”Wilmore” /> (partially demolished in the 2020s).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Youde |first1=Kate |title=AHMM wins planning approval for contentious Angel Square redevelopment |url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/ahmm-wins-planning-approval-for-contentious-angel-square-redevelopment |access-date=24 November 2025 |work=Architects’ Journal |date=7 September 2022}}</ref> |
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Rock was a supporter of the radical architecture group [[Archigram]] in the 1960s and 1970s. He nominated them for the RIBA [[Royal Gold Medal]] which they received in 2002.<ref>”[http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/architecture/people/showcase/01-02/archigram.htm ARCHIGRAM – RIBA Royal Gold Medalists 2002]” {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526115137/http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/architecture/people/showcase/01-02/archigram.htm |date=2011-05-26 }} Citation by David Rock. Retrieved 11 April 2007.</ref> |
Rock was a supporter of the radical architecture group [[Archigram]] in the 1960s and 1970s. He nominated them for the RIBA [[Royal Gold Medal]] which they received in 2002.<ref>”[http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/architecture/people/showcase/01-02/archigram.htm ARCHIGRAM – RIBA Royal Gold Medalists 2002]” {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526115137/http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/architecture/people/showcase/01-02/archigram.htm |date=2011-05-26 }} Citation by David Rock. Retrieved 11 April 2007.</ref> |
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David Rock (born in Sunderland, 1929 – November 2025) was an English architect and graphic designer, twice RIBA vice-president (1986-87 and 1995-97) and RIBA president (1997–99).
From school, Rock went to the Newcastle University School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (then part of Durham University) from 1947 to 1952,[1] leaving with a first-class honours.[2] He studied under Lord Holford and Peter Smithson who described him as “the most naturally gifted and talented architect he’d ever met”.[3] He then worked for Basil Spence for five years.[2]
He joined Grenfell Baines & Hargreaves in 1959 as Associate Partner to open its first London office; this office initially operated out of Rock’s flat in Earls Court. Rock was responsible for expanding BDP‘s London office during the 1960s,[2] becoming an equity partner in 1964.
He resigned from BDP in 1971 and went into partnership with another former BDP architect, John Townsend,[2] an expert on bürolandschaft. In 1972, Rock Townsend opened, what would become Workspace, which further developed the idea of multidisciplinary working by providing office space for small design businesses.[2] During the 1970s, a former Sanderson wallpaper factory in Chiswick, west London was converted into the Barley Mow Centre, providing workspaces for craftspeople, designers and architects.[2] During the 1980s, Rock Townsend designed the postmodern Angel Square development in Islington[2] (partially demolished in the 2020s).[4]
Rock was a supporter of the radical architecture group Archigram in the 1960s and 1970s. He nominated them for the RIBA Royal Gold Medal which they received in 2002.[5]
Rock left Rock Townsend in 1993, and, after two separate terms as RIBA vice-president, was RIBA president between 1997 and 1999.[2] During his presidency, he oversaw the handover of over one million items from the RIBA archive to the V&A.[2]
An exhibition of Rock’s paintings, including early student and postgraduate drawings through to more recent works, was held at the Eleven Spitalfields Gallery in east London in 2022.[2]
Rock died in November 2025.[2]
