Roger Westman


Roger Ulick Branch Westman was an English architect. He was perhaps best known for his contributions to social housing in London and to sustainable architecture.

Career

Westman attended Latymer Upper School and the Architectural Association School of Architecture. At the AA he received the RIBA Howard Colls Travelling Studentship Award in 1959, awarded for best drawings that year. Buildings designed by Westman include the Alexandra Theatre, Bognor Regis, the Jerma Palace Hotel, Malta. He also designed a large number of homes in Hampstead and Hampstead Garden Suburb.

Social housing

Westman began his career at Lambeth council's urban planning department. He worked with Edward Hollamby and Rosemary Stjernstedt on Central Hill Estate.

Sustainable architecture

Westman was one of the first architects to recognise the importance of sustainable architecture, particularly in large-scale building projects. After he published an article on the subject in 1989, sustainable architecture became a popular and important part of late twentieth and twenty first century architecture.
In 1997, he received the RIBA President's Award for his contributions to British architecture.
He gave lectures on sustainable architecture at the AA, Cambridge, Oxford Brookes, and Bath until 1999.

Exhibitions

Personal life

He lived in Hampstead Garden Suburb with his wife, Jula. He was a member of the C20 Society. He was a close friend of John Summerson until Summerson's death in 1992.
Westman died 29 April 2020 in Hampstead Garden Suburb.