John Darbourne
British architect
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John William Charles Darbourne CBE (11 January 1935 – 29 September 1991) was a British architect, who together with fellow architect Geoffrey Darke, founded Darbourne & Darke in 1961.[1]
He attended Battersea Grammar School in Streatham, South London.
In 1961 Darbourne won a housing competition for his plans for the Lillington Gardens estate in Westminster, London,[2] his later work including designing a stand for Chelsea Football Club at Stamford Bridge and the landscaping of Heathrow Airport.[1] In October 1987 the Darbourne & Darke partnership was dissolved and Darbourne set up his own company known as Darbourne & Partners Ltd, based in Richmond, London.[3]
Darbourne was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1977 New Years Honours for his services to architecture.[4]
Darbourne died on 29 September 1991, aged 56.[1]