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John Pawson

British designer (born 1949)
Person Human Q1036920

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
May 6, 1949
Place of birth
Halifax
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[5]
Occupation
architect, designer
Educated at
Eton College, Architectural Association School of Architecture[6][7]
Award received
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Royal Designer for Industry (2005)[8][9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[14]
Archives at
Architekturmuseum der Technischen Universität München[11]
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member[16]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[17]
Family name
Pawson[12]
Given name
John[13]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Pawson en John Ward Pawson ar جون باوسون fa جان پاسون zh 約翰包笙 zh 約翰·包笙 zh 约翰·波森 zh-hant 約翰·波森
🔖 Identifiers · 55
ISNI
0000000122806214
VIAF cluster ID
59307110
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr93004673
GND ID
119230364
AbART person ID
59283
American Academy in Rome ID
12363024
ArchINFORM person/group ID
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Artnet artist ID
john-pawson
Artsy artist ID
john-pawson
BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
90952548
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14460279g
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CANTIC ID
981058529012706706
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11946434
CiNii Research ID
1140563741602142336
DACS ID (2022)
021697
DACS ID (former)
075e8cb0-72bd-e711-a66d-000c29e811b2
DDB person (GND) ID
119230364
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119230364
Europeana entity
agent/base/77952
FAST ID
316746
Freebase ID
/m/088tfc
IdRef ID
058011862
IxTheo authority ID
080029795
J9U entity ID
987007453592405171
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
109424
Libraries Australia ID
35232653
LibraryThing author ID
pawsonjohn
Munzinger person ID
00000029332
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA10283681
NDL Authority ID
00886075
NL CR AUT ID
kv2008437764
NLA Trove people ID
875054
NUKAT ID
n02204304
National Library of Latvia ID
000247229
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BAHB;=iy
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1124280
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp63385
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
157322394
Open Library ID
OL67368A
Pacific Coast Architecture Database person ID
6187
Prabook ID
2234450
SBN author ID
VEAV028900
SHARE Catalogue author ID
518704
SNAC ARK ID
w6x93vd5
SVKKL authority ID
0285671-Pawson-John-1949
Structurae person ID
1005015
Tabakalera ID
62478
UK Modern House Index architect ID
John_Pawson
Union List of Artist Names ID
500236452
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058529012706706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1385531
Who's Who UK ID
U151339
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrm46vqdxGdxjXH4CBgKd
Yale LUX ID
person/35af071a-f140-4abc-b762-2b57503cb784

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🔗 Connections
Award received 2
Royal Designer for Industry, Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Educated at 2
Eton College, Architectural Association School of Architecture
Occupation 2
architect, designer
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Halifax
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Born in Halifax[1], he… he was born on May 6, 1949[2]. He worked as an architect[3] and designer[4].

Body

Education

Educated at Eton College[6], a public school[18], in United Kingdom[19], founded in 1440[20] and Architectural Association School of Architecture[7], an architecture school[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1847[23].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[8], a grade of an order[24], in United Kingdom[25] and Royal Designer for Industry[9], an award[26].

FAQs

Where was John Pawson born?

Born in Halifax[1].

What did John Pawson do for work?

John Pawson worked as architect[3] and designer[4].

Where did John Pawson go to school?

John Pawson was educated at Eton College[6] and Architectural Association School of Architecture[7].

What awards did John Pawson receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[8] and Royal Designer for Industry[9].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Nieuwe Instituut Data Platform. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Nieuwe Instituut Data Platform. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . thersa.org. Retrieved . thersa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . mediatum.ub.tum.de. mediatum.ub.tum.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #58040: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → VEAV028900
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: VEAV028900, batch #289587"
  3. 9w ago · Reinheitsgebot · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archives at → Architekturmuseum der Technischen Universität München
    "Created claim: Archives at: Architekturmuseum der Technischen Universität München, via https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/entry/282894334 ;"
  4. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0285671-Pawson-John-1949
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0285671-Pawson-John-1949, batch #259473"
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