Reyner Banham

Summary

Reyner Banham is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Norwich^[2]. He was born on March 2, 1922^[3]. He died in London^[4]. He died on March 19, 1988^[5]. He worked as an art historian^[6], architectural historian^[7], university teacher^[8], architecture critic^[9], and critic^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Reyner Banham was born in Norwich^[2].
• Reyner Banham passed away in London^[4].
• Reyner Banham was born on March 2, 1922^[3].
• Reyner Banham died on March 19, 1988^[5].
• Reyner Banham held citizenship in United Kingdom^[12].
• Reyner Banham worked as an art historian^[6].
• Reyner Banham worked as an architectural historian^[7].
• Reyner Banham's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Reyner Banham's professions included architecture critic^[9].
• Reyner Banham worked as a critic^[10].
• Reyner Banham worked as a professor^[13].
• Reyner Banham held the position of full professor^[14].
• Among Reyner Banham's employers was University College London^[15].
• Reyner Banham was employed by University of California, Santa Cruz^[16].
• Reyner Banham was employed by University at Buffalo^[17].
• Reyner Banham's education included a stint at Courtauld Institute of Art^[18].
• Reyner Banham was educated at Norwich School^[19].
• Reyner Banham received the Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects^[20].
• Reyner Banham is recorded as male^[21].
• Reyner Banham's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Reyner Banham's family name is recorded as Banham^[23].
• Reyner Banham's given name is recorded as Reyner^[24].
• Reyner Banham's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[25].
• Reyner Banham's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Peter Reyner Banham'}^[26].
• Reyner Banham's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Peter Reyner Banham'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1922-03-02^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1988-03-19^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2b975dee-eb96-42e3-87ad-fd12f0cbccad^[32]

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Origins and Family

Reyner Banham was born in Norwich^[2]. He was born on March 2, 1922^[3].

Education

Educated at Courtauld Institute of Art^[18], a public university^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1932^[35], headquartered in London^[36] and Norwich School^[19], an independent school^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 1980^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include art historian^[6], architectural historian^[7], university teacher^[8], architecture critic^[9], critic^[10], and professor^[13]. Employers include University College London^[15], a university college^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1826^[42], headquartered in UCL Main Building^[43]; University of California, Santa Cruz^[16], a campus^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1965^[46]; and University at Buffalo^[17], a public research university^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1846^[49], headquartered in Amherst^[50]. Reyner Banham held the position of full professor^[14].

Recognition

Reyner Banham received the Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects^[20].

Death and Burial

Reyner Banham died on March 19, 1988^[5]. He died in London^[4].

Why It Matters

Reyner Banham ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51]

He is credited with the discovery of brutalist architecture^[52], an architectural style^[53].

FAQs

Where was Reyner Banham born?

Reyner Banham was born in Norwich^[2].

Where did Reyner Banham die?

Reyner Banham passed away in London^[4].

What did Reyner Banham do for work?

Reyner Banham worked as art historian^[6], architectural historian^[7], university teacher^[8], architecture critic^[9], and critic^[10].

Where did Reyner Banham go to school?

Reyner Banham was educated at Courtauld Institute of Art^[18] and Norwich School^[19].

What awards did Reyner Banham receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects^[20].

What did Reyner Banham discover?

Reyner Banham is credited as discoverer of brutalist architecture^[52].