John Maxwell Hutchinson was born on 3 December 1948 and is an English architect, broadcaster, and Anglican deacon.
27 Facts About Maxwell Hutchinson
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Maxwell Hutchinson is a former president of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
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Maxwell Hutchinson's father, Frank, was an architect and died on 28 June 1977 in Nottingham.
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Maxwell Hutchinson's father was a major in the Royal Engineers in the war, being the son of William John Hutchinson of Bridgend House in Thurso.
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Maxwell Hutchinson's father lived at 2 Lancaster Gardens, in the Somerby Hill area of south-east Grantham.
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Maxwell Hutchinson's father attended Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment.
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Maxwell Hutchinson studied architecture at the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture in Aberdeen and the Architectural Association School of Architecture in Bedford Square, London, gaining a diploma from the latter in 1972.
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Maxwell Hutchinson joined the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1972.
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Maxwell Hutchinson was president of RIBA from 1989 to 1991.
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Maxwell Hutchinson is the concept architect and inventor of The Alpha House.
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Maxwell Hutchinson is a practising architect of buildings including the following, all of which are in London, England:.
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Maxwell Hutchinson was a visiting professor at the University of Westminster and previously at the University of Nottingham and Queen's University Belfast.
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Maxwell Hutchinson was caught up in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, and from this he conceived the idea for the charity Architects For Aid.
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Maxwell Hutchinson currently sits on the Board of Trustees and is involved in the fundraising side of the charity.
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In October 2009, Maxwell Hutchinson ran the Royal Parks Half Marathon with the proceeds going towards Article 25's projects throughout the world.
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Maxwell Hutchinson is a regular television broadcaster, being the best-known broadcasting architect in the UK.
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Maxwell Hutchinson wrote and presented three series for the Discovery Channel on architecture, engineering and science, and worked on BBC Two's First Sight and Restoration Nation.
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Maxwell Hutchinson has presented Channel Four's Demolition Detectives, and wrote and presented No 57, The History of A House.
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Maxwell Hutchinson has contributed to Carlton Television's The Good, The Bad and The Listed as well as Anglia Television's Hidden Heritage and on BBC Yorkshire's Inside Out programme.
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Maxwell Hutchinson was the local presenter for London for the BBC's Man-Made Wonders series in 2006.
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Maxwell Hutchinson is a regular contributor to BBC Radio Four, as well as BBC Two's Newsnight, Robert Elms' show on BBC London 94.9 and various programmes on LBC radio.
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On 28 June 2014, Maxwell Hutchinson was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon by Richard Chartres during a service at St Paul's Cathedral.
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When in Aberdeen, Maxwell Hutchinson played a multi-instrumentalist role in various bands including Cousin Mary with fellow architectural students, Iain Wolstenholme aka djRayC and Martin Pottinger.
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Maxwell Hutchinson played guitar for some time for Lene Lovich, for whom Judge Smith wrote.
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Maxwell Hutchinson is a churchwarden of Our Most Holy Redeemer on Exmouth Market in Clerkenwell.
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In February 2015, Maxwell Hutchinson suffered a stroke and has had treatment at the Homerton Hospital and Mary Seacole House in London.
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Maxwell Hutchinson has made a good recovery and has returned to work, including broadcasting.