The AA is sorry to hear that Robert M (Bob) Maxwell, teacher, author, architect and dear friend of the AA, passed away on 2 January 2020.
Bob Maxwell was Dean of the School of Architecture at Princeton where he taught for 11 years from 1982 and he taught at the Bartlett for 20 years before that, becoming Professor there. He first entered the AA in 1958, where he was Year Master until 1962 whilst working as an architect in London. He joined the L.C.C. where he worked on the Royal Festival Hall extensions and later, as a Partner in Douglas Stephen & Partners, he participated in the design of the Brunel Centre, Swindon, and apartments at Highgate. He remained close to the school throughout his life, serving on the AA Council 1963-65 and 1977-80 (including a year as AA Vice President), and he returned to the AA after Princeton to teach the history of Modern architecture course from 1994 to 2006. He was elected an AA Honorary Member in 2012.
Bob died suddenly in his beloved Aix-en-Provence (France). He had been on very good form, at various parties with family and friends over Christmas.
The Architectural Association has launched an appeal to install a piano dedicated to Bob Maxwell in the Front Members’ Room at the AA. Donate at: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/a-piano-dedicated-to-bob-maxwell