Theorist
Lionel March
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Details
- Nationality
- British
Notes
Founding director of LUBFS (1967), Cambridge; later UCLA Professor of Design and Computation; awarded a state scholarship to Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1954 on a personal recommendation from Alan Turing.
Connections
- associated with Cambridge LUBFS / Martin Centre
- founded Cambridge LUBFS / Martin Centre
- authored Urban Space and Structures
- proposed Shape grammars
- mentored William J. Mitchell
Sources
- University of California Academic Senate. In Memoriam: Lionel J. March. 2019. https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/in-memoriam/files/lionel-march.html.
- Steadman, Philip. Research in architecture and urban studies at Cambridge in the 1960s and 1970s. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2016.1165911.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Lionel March." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/lionel-march/. Accessed July 17, 2026.