Basic Biographical Details

Name: Frank H Clark
Designation:  
Born: 1902
Died: 1971
Bio Notes: Frank H Clark, a landscape architect, came from an expatriate background. By the end of 1945 he was a teacher and authority on the 18th century English landscape garden, publishing his influential book, 'The English Landscape Garden', in 1948, and by the late 1950s he was one of the most distinguished Modernist landscapists active in Britain, and President of the Institute of Landscape Architects.

Clark worked as chief landscape consultant to London County Council’s Festival of Britain team from 1949-50 and was a lecturer at Reading University until 1959. In July 1959 he was appointed senior lecturer for landscape architecture at the new architecture department at the University of Edinburgh by Robert Matthew, whom he had first met while working with the Festival of Britain team. He subsequently directed the new landscape architecture postgraduate diploma course which was set up in 1962. He was an experienced teacher and built up a small group of dedicated students at Edinburgh, including John Byrom.

Following his move to Edinburgh, Clark also carried out a series of landscape commissions with Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners, such as the new universities at York and Stirling.

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 3 University of Stirling, including library and landscapingStirling StirlingshireScotland 
Item 2 of 31960sUniversity of York  YorkEngland 
Item 3 of 31966University of Stirling, Pathfoot Building  StirlingshireScotlandDesigned landscape

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Glendinning, Miles2008Modern architect: the life and times of Robert Matthew RIBA Publishingp228-30,291,304
Item 2 of 2Willis, Peter1977New architecture in Scotland  p52-55 University of Stirling

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this :
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Builder5 August 1960  to give landscape lectures 1960-61 per 'Civic Design: A New Diploma Course at Edinburgh' p228
Item 2 of 2The Times3 April 1971